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A085903 G.f.: (1 + 2x^2)/[(1+x)(1-2x)(1-2x^2)]. 2
1, 1, 7, 9, 31, 49, 127, 225, 511, 961, 2047, 3969, 8191, 16129, 32767, 65025, 131071, 261121, 524287, 1046529, 2097151, 4190209, 8388607, 16769025, 33554431, 67092481, 134217727, 268402689, 536870911, 1073676289, 2147483647 (list; graph; refs; listen; history; internal format)
OFFSET

1,3

COMMENTS

Resultant of the polynomial x^n-1 and the Chebyshev polynomial of the first kind T_2(x).

LINKS

Index entries for sequences related to linear recurrences with constant coefficients

FORMULA

a(2n) = 2*4^n-1, a(2n+1) = (2^n-1)^2; interlaces A083420 with A060867 (squares of Mersenne numbers A000225). - Creighton Dement (creighton.k.dement(AT)uni-oldenburg.de), May 19 2005

A107663(2n) = a(2n) = A083420(n) - Creighton Dement (creighton.k.dement(AT)uni-oldenburg.de), May 19 2005

PROG

Floretion Algebra Multiplication Program, FAMP Code: 4kbasekseq[A*B] with A = + .25'i + .25'j + .25'k + .25i' + .25j' + .25k' + .25'ii' + .25'jj' + .25'kk' + .25'ij' + .25'ik' + .25'ji' + .25'jk' + .25'ki' + .25'kj' + .25e and B = + .5'i + .5i' + 'ii' + e - Creighton Dement (creighton.k.dement(AT)uni-oldenburg.de), May 19 2005

(PARI) a(n) = polresultant(x^n - 1, 2*x^2 - 1) (Wasserman)

CROSSREFS

Cf. A083420, A028400, A062510, A088037, A107663.

Cf. A060867.

Sequence in context: A066930 A154260 A186234 * A200180 A147248 A147186

Adjacent sequences:  A085900 A085901 A085902 * A085904 A085905 A085906

KEYWORD

nonn

AUTHOR

Yuval Dekel (dekelyuval(AT)hotmail.com), Aug 16 2003

EXTENSIONS

More terms from David Wasserman (wasserma(AT)spawar.navy.mil), Feb 10 2005

Edited by N. J. A. Sloane (njas(AT)research.att.com) at the suggestion of Andrew Plewe, Jun 15 2007

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