A216206 a(n) = product_{i=1..n} ((-2)^i-1).

1, -3, -9, 81, 1215, -40095, -2525985, 325852065, 83092276575, -42626337882975, -43606743654283425, 89350217747626737825, 365889141676531491393375, -2997729737755822508985921375, -49111806293653640164716349886625, 1609344780436736134557590069434814625

Offset

0,2

Comments

Signed partial products of A062510. This implies that all terms from a(1) on are multiples of 3.

Links

Table of n, a(n) for n=0..15.

Formula

A015109(n,k) = a(n)/(a(k)*a(n-k)).

a(n) = (-3)^n*A015013(n) for n>0, a(0)=1. [Bruno Berselli and Alonso del Arte, Mar 13 2013]

Maple

A216206 := proc(n)
        mul( (-2)^i-1, i=1..n) ;
end proc:

Mathematica

Table[(-1)^n QPochhammer[-2, -2, n], {n, 0, 15}] (* Bruno Berselli, Mar 13 2013 *)

Crossrefs

Cf. A027871, A005329.

Sequence in context: A121858 A215114 A032108 * A038062 A218149 A011764

Adjacent sequences: A216203 A216204 A216205 * A216207 A216208 A216209

Keyword

sign,easy

Author

R. J. Mathar, Mar 12 2013

Status

approved