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A168202
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a(n) = 3*n - a(n-1) + 1 with n > 1, a(1)=5.
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1
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5, 2, 8, 5, 11, 8, 14, 11, 17, 14, 20, 17, 23, 20, 26, 23, 29, 26, 32, 29, 35, 32, 38, 35, 41, 38, 44, 41, 47, 44, 50, 47, 53, 50, 56, 53, 59, 56, 62, 59, 65, 62, 68, 65, 71, 68, 74, 71, 77, 74, 80, 77, 83, 80, 86, 83, 89, 86, 92, 89, 95, 92, 98, 95, 101, 98, 104, 101, 107, 104
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OFFSET
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1,1
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LINKS
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Vincenzo Librandi, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..1000
Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (1,1,-1).
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FORMULA
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From R. J. Mathar, Nov 22 2009: (Start)
a(n) = a(n-1) + a(n-2) - a(n-3).
a(n) = (5 - 9*(-1)^n)/4 + 3*n/2.
G.f.: x*(5 - 3*x + x^2)/((1+x)*(x-1)^2). (End)
E.g.f.: (1/4)*(-9 + 4*exp(x) + (5 + 6*x)*exp(2*x))*exp(-x). - G. C. Greubel, Jul 15 2016
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MATHEMATICA
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LinearRecurrence[{1, 1, -1}, {5, 2, 8}, 60] (* Vincenzo Librandi, Feb 28 2012 *)
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PROG
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(MAGMA) I:=[5, 2, 8]; [n le 3 select I[n] else Self(n-1)+Self(n-2)-Self(n-3): n in [1..40]]; // Vincenzo Librandi, Feb 28 2012
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CROSSREFS
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Sequence in context: A152956 A099873 A185353 * A153455 A193019 A200135
Adjacent sequences: A168199 A168200 A168201 * A168203 A168204 A168205
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KEYWORD
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nonn,easy
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AUTHOR
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Vincenzo Librandi, Nov 20 2009
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STATUS
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approved
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