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A109363 a(n) = 4*2^n - 3*n - 5. 1
-1, 0, 5, 18, 47, 108, 233, 486, 995, 2016, 4061, 8154, 16343, 32724, 65489, 131022, 262091, 524232, 1048517, 2097090, 4194239, 8388540, 16777145, 33554358, 67108787, 134217648, 268435373, 536870826, 1073741735, 2147483556, 4294967201, 8589934494, 17179869083, 34359738264 (list; graph; refs; listen; history; internal format)
OFFSET

0,3

COMMENTS

This sequence appears alongside the Eulerian numbers A000295 in the batch of sequences generated by the floretion given in the program code.

FORMULA

G.f. (1-4*x)/((2*x-1)*(x-1)^2)

a(0)=-1, a(n)=2*a(n-1)+3*n-1. [From Vincenzo Librandi, Jan 29 2011]

a(0)=-1, a(1)=0, a(2)=5, a(n)=4*a(n-1)-5*a(n-2)+2*a(n-3) [From Harvey P. Dale, June 13 2011]

MAPLE

a:=n->sum (2^j-3, j=3..n): seq(a(n), n=1..34); - Zerinvary Lajos (zerinvarylajos(AT)yahoo.com), Jun 27 2007

MATHEMATICA

f[n_]:=4*2^n-3*n-5; f[Range[0, 20]] (*From Vladimir Joseph Stephan Orlovsky, Jan 28 2011*)

LinearRecurrence[{4, -5, 2}, {-1, 0, 5}, 20] (* From Harvey P. Dale, June 13 2011 *)

PROG

Floretion Algebra Multiplication Program, FAMP Code: 4ibaseisumseq[ - .5'i - .75'j - .5i' - .75j' + .25'ii' + .25'jj' - 1.25'kk' - .25'ik' + .5'jk' - .25'ki' + .5'kj' + .75e]; sumtype: Y[8] = (int)Y[6] - (int)Y[7] + Y[8] + sum (internal program code)

CROSSREFS

Cf. A000295.

Sequence in context: A007237 A000339 A081435 * A146213 A176145 A036893

Adjacent sequences:  A109360 A109361 A109362 * A109364 A109365 A109366

KEYWORD

easy,sign

AUTHOR

Creighton Dement (creighton.k.dement(AT)uni-oldenburg.de), Aug 22 2005

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