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A214830
a(n) = a(n-1) + a(n-2) + a(n-3), with a(0) = 1, a(1) = a(2) = 8.
5
1, 8, 8, 17, 33, 58, 108, 199, 365, 672, 1236, 2273, 4181, 7690, 14144, 26015, 47849, 88008, 161872, 297729, 547609, 1007210, 1852548, 3407367, 6267125, 11527040, 21201532, 38995697, 71724269, 131921498, 242641464, 446287231, 820850193, 1509778888
OFFSET
0,2
COMMENTS
See comments in A214727.
FORMULA
G.f.: (1+7*x-x^2)/(1-x-x^2-x^3).
a(n) = -A000073(n) + 7*A000073(n+1) + A000073(n+2). - G. C. Greubel, Apr 24 2019
MATHEMATICA
CoefficientList[Series[(x^2-7*x-1)/(x^3+x^2+x-1), {x, 0, 40}], x] (* Wesley Ivan Hurt, Jun 18 2014 *)
LinearRecurrence[{1, 1, 1}, {1, 8, 8}, 40] (* G. C. Greubel, Apr 24 2019 *)
PROG
(PARI) my(x='x+O('x^40)); Vec((1+7*x-x^2)/(1-x-x^2-x^3)) \\ G. C. Greubel, Apr 24 2019
(Magma) R<x>:=PowerSeriesRing(Integers(), 40); Coefficients(R!( (1+7*x-x^2)/(1-x-x^2-x^3) )); // G. C. Greubel, Apr 24 2019
(Sage) ((1+7*x-x^2)/(1-x-x^2-x^3)).series(x, 40).coefficients(x, sparse=False) # G. C. Greubel, Apr 24 2019
(GAP) a:=[1, 8, 8];; for n in [4..40] do a[n]:=a[n-1]+a[n-2]+a[n-3]; od; a; # G. C. Greubel, Apr 24 2019
KEYWORD
nonn,easy
AUTHOR
Abel Amene, Aug 07 2012
STATUS
approved