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A084241 a(n)=-5a(n-1)-4a(n-2), a(0)=0,a(1)=1. 2
0, 1, -5, 21, -85, 341, -1365, 5461, -21845, 87381, -349525, 1398101, -5592405, 22369621, -89478485, 357913941, -1431655765, 5726623061, -22906492245, 91625968981, -366503875925, 1466015503701, -5864062014805, 23456248059221, -93824992236885 (list; graph; refs; listen; history; internal format)
OFFSET

0,3

COMMENTS

abs(a(n))=A002450(n)=A001045(2n). Binomial transform is (0,1,-3,9,-27,...).

FORMULA

a(n)=((-1)^n-(-4)^n)/3; a(n)=sum{k=1..n, (-1)^(n+k)binomial(n, k)(-3)^(k-1) }; G.f.: x/((1+x)(1+4x)); E.g.f.: (exp(-x)-exp(-4x))/3.

CROSSREFS

Apart from signs, identical to A002450. Cf. A084240.

Sequence in context: A002054 A028948 A002450 * A187063 A026855 A097113

Adjacent sequences:  A084238 A084239 A084240 * A084242 A084243 A084244

KEYWORD

easy,sign

AUTHOR

Paul Barry (pbarry(AT)wit.ie), May 21 2003

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