OFFSET
0,3
LINKS
Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-1).
FORMULA
O.g.f.: x(x^2+1)(x^8+8x^7+4x^6+5x^4+4x^2+2x+1)/((x^4+1)(x^8-x^4+1)) . Also a(n)=b(n-2)+b(n), n>=2, where b(n) = 1, 2, 4, 0, 5, 0, 4, 8, 1, 0, 0, 0, -1, -2, -4, 0, -5, 0, -4, -8, -1, 0, 0, 0, extended with period 24. - R. J. Mathar, Jan 15 2008
PROG
(PARI) a(n)=[0, 1, 2, 5, 2, 9, 0, 9, 8, 5, 8, 1][n%12+1]*(-1)^(n\12) \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, Jul 26 2016
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
sign,easy
AUTHOR
Paul Curtz, Sep 26 2007
STATUS
approved