OFFSET
0,4
COMMENTS
LINKS
Vincenzo Librandi, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..2000
Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (4,-4).
FORMULA
a(n) = (n-1)*2^(n-2) + 5*0^n/4.
a(n) = 4*a(n-1) - 4*a(n-2), n > 1.
a(n+1) = A001787(n).
E.g.f.: (5 - exp(2*x)*(1 - 2*x))/4. - Stefano Spezia, Jul 01 2023
MAPLE
a:=n->abs(floor(sum (2^(n-1), j=1..n))): seq(a(n), n=-1..28); # Zerinvary Lajos, Jun 27 2007
PROG
(Magma) [(n-1)*2^(n-2)+5*0^n/4 : n in [0..30]]; // Vincenzo Librandi, Sep 25 2011
(PARI) Vec((1-4*x+5*x^2)/(1-2*x)^2 + O(x^50)) \\ Altug Alkan, Nov 13 2015
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,easy
AUTHOR
Paul Barry, Jul 22 2004
STATUS
approved