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A144465 Sequence of powers: a(n)=If [n == 0, 1, 5^n - 2^(n - 1)]. 0
1, 4, 23, 121, 617, 3109, 15593, 78061, 390497, 1952869, 9765113, 48827101, 244138577, 1220699029, 6103507433, 30517561741, 152587857857, 762939387589, 3814697134553, 19073486065981, 9536743111633 (list; graph; refs; listen; history; internal format)
OFFSET

1,2

FORMULA

a(n)=If [n == 0, 1, 5^n - 2^(n - 1)].

a(n)= 7*a(n-1)-10*a(n-2), n>3. G.f.: x(1-3x+5x^2)/((1-5x)(1-3x)). [From R. J. Mathar (mathar(AT)strw.leidenuniv.nl), Dec 08 2008]

MATHEMATICA

Table[If [n == 0, 1, 5^n - 2^(n - 1)], {n, 0, 20}]

CROSSREFS

Sequence in context: A174248 A201350 A015532 * A024050 A193808 A038723

Adjacent sequences:  A144462 A144463 A144464 * A144466 A144467 A144468

KEYWORD

nonn,uned

AUTHOR

Roger L. Bagula (rlbagulatftn(AT)yahoo.com), Oct 09 2008

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