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A056487 a(n)=5^(n/2) for n even, a(n)=3*5^((n-1)/2) for n odd. 5
1, 3, 5, 15, 25, 75, 125, 375, 625, 1875, 3125, 9375, 15625, 46875, 78125, 234375, 390625, 1171875, 1953125, 5859375, 9765625, 29296875, 48828125, 146484375, 244140625, 732421875, 1220703125, 3662109375 (list; graph; refs; listen; history; internal format)
OFFSET

0,2

COMMENTS

Number of periodic palindromes using a maximum of five different symbols. For example, aaabbb is not a (finite) palindrome but it is a periodic palindrome.

Apparently identical to A111386! Is this a theorem? - Klaus Brockhaus, (klaus-brockhaus(AT)t-online.de), Jul 21 2009

REFERENCES

M. R. Nester (1999). Mathematical investigations of some plant interaction designs. PhD Thesis. University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.

LINKS

Index to sequences with linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (0,5).

FORMULA

a(n+2)=5a(n), a(0)=1, a(2)=3.

Binomial transform of A087205. Binomial transform is A087206. - Paul Barry (pbarry(AT)wit.ie), Aug 25 2003

G.f.: (1+3x)/(1-5x^2); a(n)=5^(n/2)(1/2+3sqrt(5)/10+(1/2-3sqrt(5)/10)(-1)^n). - Paul Barry (pbarry(AT)wit.ie), Mar 19 2004

2nd inverse binomial transform of Fib(3n+2). - Paul Barry (pbarry(AT)wit.ie), Apr 16 2004

a(n+3) = a(n+2)*a(n+1)/a(n). [Reinhard Zumkeller, Mar 04 2011]

a(n) = 3^((1-(-1)^n)/2) * 5^((2*n+(-1)^n-1)/4)  - Bruno Berselli, Mar 24 2011

PROG

(MAGMA) [n le 2 select 2*n-1 else 5*Self(n-2): n in [1..28]];  // Bruno Berselli, Mar 24 2011

CROSSREFS

Cf. A029744, A038754, A056451.

Sequence in context: A108814 A018272 A018421 * A163114 A111386 A146582

Adjacent sequences:  A056484 A056485 A056486 * A056488 A056489 A056490

KEYWORD

nonn

AUTHOR

Marks R. Nester (nesterm(AT)dpi.qld.gov.au)

EXTENSIONS

Changed one 'even' to 'odd' in the definition - R. J. Mathar (mathar(AT)strw.leidenuniv.nl), Oct 06 2010

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