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A171389
a(n) = 21*2^n - 1.
4
20, 41, 83, 167, 335, 671, 1343, 2687, 5375, 10751, 21503, 43007, 86015, 172031, 344063, 688127, 1376255, 2752511, 5505023, 11010047, 22020095, 44040191, 88080383, 176160767, 352321535, 704643071, 1409286143, 2818572287
OFFSET
0,1
FORMULA
a(n+1) = 2*a(n) + 1.
G.f.: (20-19*x)/((1-x)*(1-2*x)). - Vincenzo Librandi, Jul 06 2012
a(n) = 3*a(n-1) - 2*a(n-2). - Vincenzo Librandi, Jul 06 2012
a(n) + a(n-1)^2 = (a(n-1) + 1)^2. - Vincenzo Librandi, Jun 11 2014
MAPLE
A171389:=n->21*2^n-1; seq(A171389(n), n=0..40); # Wesley Ivan Hurt, Jun 11 2014
MATHEMATICA
CoefficientList[Series[(20-19*x)/((1-x)*(1-2*x)), {x, 0, 40}], x] (* Vincenzo Librandi, Jul 06 2012 *)
PROG
(BASIC) for j = 0 to 30 : print str$((21*2^j)-1)+", "; : next j [Jeremy Gardiner, Oct 23 2011]
(Magma) I:=[20, 41]; [n le 2 select I[n] else 3*Self(n-1)-2*Self(n-2): n in [1..30]]; // Vincenzo Librandi, Jul 06 2012
CROSSREFS
Sequence in context: A041788 A041786 A195148 * A038639 A041792 A041794
KEYWORD
nonn,easy
AUTHOR
Vincenzo Librandi, Dec 07 2009
EXTENSIONS
Edited by Jon E. Schoenfield, Jun 23 2010
Offset changed to 0 and first formula corrected by Jeremy Gardiner, Oct 23 2011
STATUS
approved