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A131556 Period 6: repeat 1,-2,1,-1,2,-1. 6
1, -2, 1, -1, 2, -1, 1, -2, 1, -1, 2, -1, 1, -2, 1, -1, 2, -1, 1, -2, 1, -1, 2, -1, 1, -2, 1, -1, 2, -1, 1, -2, 1, -1, 2, -1, 1, -2, 1, -1, 2, -1, 1, -2, 1, -1, 2, -1, 1, -2, 1, -1, 2, -1, 1, -2, 1, -1, 2, -1, 1, -2, 1, -1, 2, -1, 1, -2, 1, -1, 2, -1, 1, -2, 1, -1, 2, -1, 1, -2, 1, -1, 2, -1, 1, -2, 1, -1, 2, -1, 1, -2, 1, -1, 2, -1 (list; graph; refs; listen; history; internal format)
OFFSET

0,2

LINKS

Index to sequences with linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (0,0,-1)

FORMULA

a(n)=(1/6)*{-2*(n mod 6)+3*[(n+1) mod 6]-3*[(n+2) mod 6]+2*[(n+3) mod 6]-3*[(n+4) mod 6]+3*[(n+5) mod 6]}, with n>=0. - Paolo P. Lava (paoloplava(AT)gmail.com), Aug 28 2007

G.f.: (x-1)^2/(x+1)/(x^2-x+1). - R. J. Mathar (mathar(AT)strw.leidenuniv.nl), Nov 14 2007

a(n) = (-1)^n*A131534(n). - R. J. Mathar, Apr 02 2011

a(n)= -cos(Pi*n/3)/3 -sin(Pi*n/3)/sqrt(3) +4*(-1)^n/3. - R. J. Mathar, Oct 08 2011

PROG

(PARI) a(n)=[1, -2, 1, -1, 2, -1][n%6+1] \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, Jun 02 2011

CROSSREFS

Sequence in context: A100063 A057079 A132419 * A107751 A132367 A087204

Adjacent sequences:  A131553 A131554 A131555 * A131557 A131558 A131559

KEYWORD

sign,easy,less

AUTHOR

Paul Curtz (bpcrtz(AT)free.fr), Aug 27 2007

EXTENSIONS

Edited by N. J. A. Sloane (njas(AT)research.att.com), Sep 15 2007

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