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A087281
a(n) = Lucas(7*n).
10
2, 29, 843, 24476, 710647, 20633239, 599074578, 17393796001, 505019158607, 14662949395604, 425730551631123, 12360848946698171, 358890350005878082, 10420180999117162549, 302544139324403592003, 8784200221406821330636, 255044350560122222180447, 7405070366464951264563599
OFFSET
0,1
COMMENTS
a(n+1)/a(n) converges to (29+sqrt(845))/2 = 29.0344418537...
a(0)/a(1) = 2/29, a(1)/a(2) = 29/843, a(2)/a(3) = 843/24476, a(3)/a(4) = 24476/710647, etc.
Lim_{n->oo} a(n)/a(n+1) = 0.0344418537... = 2/(29+sqrt(845)) = (sqrt(845)-29)/2.
FORMULA
a(n) = 29*a(n-1) + a(n-2), starting with a(0) = 2 and a(1) = 29.
a(n) = ((29 + sqrt(845))/2)^n + ((29 - sqrt(845))/2)^n.
a(n)^2 = a(2n) - 2 for n = 1, 3, 5, ...;
a(n)^2 = a(2n) + 2 for n = 2, 4, 6, ....
G.f.: (2-29*x)/(1-29*x-x^2). - Philippe Deléham, Nov 02 2008
E.g.f.: 2*exp(29*x/2)*cosh(13*sqrt(5)*x/2). - Stefano Spezia, Jan 18 2025
EXAMPLE
a(4) = 710647 = 29*a(3) + a(2) = 29*24476 + 843 = ((29+sqrt(845))/2)^4 + ((29-sqrt(845))/2)^4 = 710646.9999985928... + 0.0000014071... = 710647.
MATHEMATICA
LucasL[7Range[0, 20]] (* or *) LinearRecurrence[{29, 1}, {2, 29}, 20] (* Harvey P. Dale, Nov 22 2011 *)
PROG
(Magma) [ Lucas(7*n) : n in [0..100]]; // Vincenzo Librandi, Apr 14 2011
CROSSREFS
Cf. A000032.
Sequence in context: A282735 A245252 A090251 * A024234 A367551 A077282
KEYWORD
easy,nonn,changed
AUTHOR
Nikolay V. Kosinov (kosinov(AT)unitron.com.ua), Oct 19 2003
EXTENSIONS
More terms from Ray Chandler, Feb 14 2004
More terms from Vincenzo Librandi, Apr 14 2011
STATUS
approved