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A162852 a(n) = 3*a(n-2) for n > 2; a(1) = 3, a(2) = -1. 2
3, -1, 9, -3, 27, -9, 81, -27, 243, -81, 729, -243, 2187, -729, 6561, -2187, 19683, -6561, 59049, -19683, 177147, -59049, 531441, -177147, 1594323, -531441, 4782969, -1594323, 14348907, -4782969, 43046721, -14348907, 129140163 (list; graph; refs; listen; history; internal format)
OFFSET

1,1

COMMENTS

Third binomial transform is A162560.

FORMULA

a(n) = ((4-5*(-1)^n)*3^(1/4*(2*n-1+(-1)^n)))/3

G.f.: x*(3-x)/(1-3*x^2).

PROG

(MAGMA) [ n le 2 select 7-4*n else 3*Self(n-2): n in [1..34] ];

CROSSREFS

Cf. A162560, A162436, A162766, A162813.

Sequence in context: A019736 A140303 A126186 * A054448 A106516 A140071

Adjacent sequences:  A162849 A162850 A162851 * A162853 A162854 A162855

KEYWORD

sign

AUTHOR

Klaus Brockhaus (klaus-brockhaus(AT)t-online.de), Jul 14 2009

EXTENSIONS

G.f. corrected by Klaus Brockhaus (klaus-brockhaus(AT)t-online.de), Sep 18 2009

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