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A098821 a(n) = (n-2) * 2^(n-1) + 5. 0
4, 4, 5, 9, 21, 53, 133, 325, 773, 1797, 4101, 9221, 20485, 45061, 98309, 212997, 458757, 983045, 2097157, 4456453, 9437189, 19922949, 41943045, 88080389, 184549381, 385875973, 805306373, 1677721605, 3489660933, 7247757317 (list; graph; refs; listen; history; internal format)
OFFSET

0,1

REFERENCES

G. H. Hardy and J. E. Littlewood, "Some problems of partitio numerorum (VI): Further researches in Waring's Problem", Math. Z. vol. 23, 1-37, (1925)

T. D. Wooley, "Large improvements in Waring's Problem", Ann. Math. vol. 135, 131-164 (1992)

Eric Weisstein, "Waring's problem"

FORMULA

G.f.: (4-16*x+17*x^2)/(1-5*x+8*x^2-4*x^3). a(n)=5*a(n-1)-8*a(n-2)+4*a(n-3). - Colin Barker, Jan 28 2012

EXAMPLE

a(5) = 3*2^4 + 5 = 53

MATHEMATICA

Table[(n - 2)*2^(n - 1) + 5, {n, 0, 30}] - Stefan Steinerberger (stefan.steinerberger(AT)gmail.com), Mar 06 2006

CROSSREFS

Cf. A018889, A002804.

Sequence in context: A155693 A160705 A107851 * A142154 A084458 A110356

Adjacent sequences:  A098818 A098819 A098820 * A098822 A098823 A098824

KEYWORD

nonn,easy

AUTHOR

Parthasarathy Nambi (PachaNambi(AT)yahoo.com), Oct 08 2004

EXTENSIONS

More terms from Stefan Steinerberger (stefan.steinerberger(AT)gmail.com), Mar 06 2006

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