A145183 Continued cotangent recurrence a(n+1)=a(n)^3+3*a(n) and a(1)=9

9, 756, 432083484, 80668317387203269343374356, 524939187888223206865848253384923777974930416670334526494423558665677185033084

Offset

1,1

Comments

General formula for continued cotangent recurrences type:

a(n+1)=a(n)3+3*a(n) and a(1)=k is following:

a(n)=Floor[((k+Sqrt[k^2+4])/2)^(3^(n-1))]

For k=1 see A006267

k=2 see A006266

k=3 see A006268

k=4 see A006267(n+1)

k=5 see A006269

k=6 see A145180

k=7 see A145181

k=8 see A145182

k=9 see A145183

k=10 see A145184

k=11 see A145185

k=12 see A145186

k=13 see A145187

k=14 see A145188

k=15 see A145189

Links

Table of n, a(n) for n=1..5.

Formula

a(n+1)=a(n)3+3*a(n) and a(1)=9

a(n)=Floor[((9+Sqrt[9^2+4])/2)^(3^(n-1))]

Mathematica

a = {}; k = 9; Do[AppendTo[a, k]; k = k^3 + 3 k, {n, 1, 6}]; a
or
Table[Floor[((9 + Sqrt[85])/2)^(3^(n - 1))], {n, 1, 5}] (*Artur Jasinski*)
NestList[#^3+3#&, 9, 5] (* Harvey P. Dale, Nov 02 2011 *)

Crossrefs

A006267, A006266, A006268, A006269, A145180, A145181, A145182, A145183, A145184, A145185, A145186, A145187, A145188, A145189

Sequence in context: A229930 A185274 A246122 * A124417 A265463 A159356

Adjacent sequences: A145180 A145181 A145182 * A145184 A145185 A145186

Keyword

nonn

Author

Artur Jasinski, Oct 03 2008

Status

approved