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A142888 First differences of A142705. 1
3, -1, 13, -9, 29, -23, 51, -43, 79, -69, 113, -101, 153, -139, 199, -183, 251, -233, 309, -289, 373, -351, 443, -419 (list; graph; refs; listen; history; internal format)
OFFSET

1,1

COMMENTS

Also obtained from A135370 if adjacent pairs are swapped and if the sequence is then multiplied by (-1)^(n+1).

LINKS

Index to sequences with linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (-1,2,2,-1,-1).

FORMULA

a(n)=A142705(n+1)-A142705(n).

a(n) = -a(n-1) +2*a(n-2) +2*a(n-3) -a(n-4) -a(n-5). [R. J. Mathar, Sep 12 2010]

a(2n-1)+a(2n) = A005843(n).

G.f.: x(3+2x+6x^2-x^4)/((1+x)^3*(1-x)^2). - R. J. Mathar, Oct 24 2008, parenthesis added Sep 12 2010

CROSSREFS

Sequence in context: A152474 A088814 A088729 * A068439 A133171 A133177

Adjacent sequences:  A142885 A142886 A142887 * A142889 A142890 A142891

KEYWORD

sign

AUTHOR

Paul Curtz (bpcrtz(AT)free.fr), Sep 29 2008

EXTENSIONS

Edited by R. J. Mathar (mathar(AT)strw.leidenuniv.nl), Oct 24 2008

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