OFFSET
0,2
COMMENTS
Suggested by a discussion on the Sequence Fans Mailing List; the formula is due to Andrew V. Sutherland.
First differences of A255459. - Klaus Purath, Apr 25 2020
LINKS
Vincenzo Librandi, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..170
Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (5,-6).
FORMULA
From R. J. Mathar, Mar 18 2009: (Start)
a(n) = 4*(3^n - 2^n) = 4*A001047(n).
G.f.: 4*x/((1-2*x)*(1-3*x)). (End)
a(n) = A056182(n)*2. - Omar E. Pol, Mar 18 2009
a(n) = A217764(n,7). - Ross La Haye, Mar 27 2013
From Klaus Purath, Apr 25 2020: (Start)
a(n) = 5*a(n-1) - 6*a(n-2).
MATHEMATICA
CoefficientList[Series[4x/((1-2x)(1-3x)), {x, 0, 40}], x] (* or *) RecurrenceTable[{a[0]==0, a[n]==(3a[n-1]+2^(n+1))}, a, {n, 40}] (* Harvey P. Dale, Apr 24 2011 *)
PROG
(Magma) [ 4*(3^n - 2^n): n in [0..50]]; // Vincenzo Librandi, Apr 24 2011
(PARI) a(n) = 4*(3^n - 2^n) \\ Felix Fröhlich, Sep 01 2018
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
N. J. A. Sloane, Mar 18 2009
STATUS
approved