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A072257
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a(n) = ((6*n-17)*4^n - 1)/3.
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-6, -15, -27, 21, 597, 4437, 25941, 136533, 677205, 3233109, 15029589, 68506965, 307582293, 1364546901, 5995058517, 26127717717, 113100805461, 486762960213, 2084490794325, 8887718991189
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OFFSET
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0,1
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COMMENTS
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Related to Collatz function (for n>2). All terms are divisible by 3.
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LINKS
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FORMULA
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G.f.: -3*(2-13*x+12*x^2)/((1-x)*(1-4*x)^2). - Bruno Berselli, Dec 16 2011
E.g.f.: (-1/3)*( (17-24*x)*exp(4*x) + exp(x) ). - G. C. Greubel, Jan 14 2020
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MAPLE
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MATHEMATICA
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LinearRecurrence[{9, -24, 16}, {-6, -15, -27}, 40] (* Harvey P. Dale, Nov 23 2015 *)
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PROG
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(Magma) [((6*n-17)*4^n -1)/3: n in [0..40]]; // G. C. Greubel, Jan 14 2020
(Sage) [((6*n-17)*4^n -1)/3 for n in (0..40)] # G. C. Greubel, Jan 14 2020
(GAP) List([0..40], n-> ((6*n-17)*4^n -1)/3); # G. C. Greubel, Jan 14 2020
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CROSSREFS
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KEYWORD
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sign,easy
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AUTHOR
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N. Rathankar (rathankar(AT)yahoo.com), Jul 08 2002
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STATUS
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approved
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