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A177187
Union of A057080 and A001090.
2
1, 1, 9, 8, 71, 63, 559, 496, 4401, 3905, 34649, 30744, 272791, 242047, 2147679, 1905632, 16908641, 15003009, 133121449, 118118440, 1048062951, 929944511, 8251382159, 7321437648, 64962994321, 57641556673, 511452572409, 453811015736, 4026657584951, 3572846569215
OFFSET
1,3
COMMENTS
Column sums of shifted Pascal-like array:
1..1..10..10..100..100.1000.1000
......-1..-2..-30..-40.-500.-600
................1....3...60..100
.........................-1...-4
-------------------------------- +
1..1...9...8...71...63..559..496
Decimal expansion of ratio n/(n+1) is accumulation of Catalan numbers; (5 +/- sqrt(15)).
FORMULA
For n odd a(n) = 10*a(n-1) - a(n-2), for n even a(n) = a(n-1) - a(n-2); with a(0) = 0, a(1) = 1.
G.f.: x*(1+x+x^2) / ( 1-8*x^2+x^4 ). - R. J. Mathar, Nov 11 2011
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,easy
AUTHOR
Mark Dols, May 04 2010
STATUS
approved