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A163980 2*n+(-1)^n. 1
1, 5, 5, 9, 9, 13, 13, 17, 17, 21, 21, 25, 25, 29, 29, 33, 33, 37, 37, 41, 41, 45, 45, 49, 49, 53, 53, 57, 57, 61, 61, 65, 65, 69, 69, 73, 73, 77, 77, 81, 81, 85, 85, 89, 89, 93, 93, 97, 97, 101, 101, 105, 105, 109, 109, 113, 113, 117, 117, 121, 121, 125, 125, 129, 129, 133 (list; graph; refs; listen; history; internal format)
OFFSET

1,2

LINKS

Index entries for sequences related to linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (1,1,-1).

FORMULA

a(n)=A005843(n)-(-1)^A001477(n)=2*A000027(n)+(-1)^A000027(n)=A005843(n)+A033999(n).

a(n)= a(n-1)+a(n-2)-a(n-3). G.f.: x*(1+4*x-x^2)/((1+x)*(x-1)^2). [R. J. Mathar, Aug 21 2009]

a(n)=4*n-a(n-1)-2 (with a(1)=1) [From Vincenzo Librandi, Nov 30 2010]

PROG

(PARI) a(n)=n+n+(-1)^n \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, Jun 09 2011

CROSSREFS

Cf. A000027, A004442, A005843, A033999.

Sequence in context: A200679 A124175 A168277 * A011986 A047880 A058491

Adjacent sequences:  A163977 A163978 A163979 * A163981 A163982 A163983

KEYWORD

nonn,easy

AUTHOR

Juri-Stepan Gerasimov (2stepan(AT)rambler.ru), Aug 09 2009

EXTENSIONS

Link by Charles R Greathouse IV (charles.greathouse(AT)case.edu), Mar 25 2010

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