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A170837
a(0)=0, a(1)=1 and a(n) = 16n-27 for n >= 2.
3
0, 1, 5, 21, 37, 53, 69, 85, 101, 117, 133, 149, 165, 181, 197, 213, 229, 245, 261, 277, 293, 309, 325, 341, 357, 373, 389, 405, 421, 437, 453, 469, 485, 501, 517, 533, 549, 565, 581, 597, 613, 629, 645, 661, 677, 693, 709, 725, 741, 757, 773, 789, 805
OFFSET
0,3
FORMULA
G.f.: x*(3*x+12*x^2+1)/(x-1)^2.
a(n) = 2*a(n-1) -a(n-2), n>=4.
a(n) = 4*A016813(n-2) + 1, n>=2. - Ivan N. Ianakiev, Jul 20 2013
MATHEMATICA
CoefficientList[Series[x*(3*x + 12*x^2 + 1)/(x - 1)^2, {x, 0, 60}], x] (* Vincenzo Librandi, Dec 19 2012 *)
LinearRecurrence[{2, -1}, {0, 1, 5, 21}, 60] (* Harvey P. Dale, Oct 09 2017 *)
PROG
(Magma) I:=[0, 1, 5, 21]; [n le 4 select I[n] else 2*Self(n-1) - Self(n-2): n in [1..60]]; // Vincenzo Librandi, Dec 19 2012
CROSSREFS
Cf. A170836 (first differences), A170876.
Sequence in context: A039561 A063575 A302873 * A170876 A373193 A341198
KEYWORD
nonn,easy
AUTHOR
N. J. A. Sloane, Jan 05 2010, based on email from R. J. Mathar and Benoit Jubin, Jun 02 2009; revised Jan 09 2010
STATUS
approved