OFFSET
0,2
COMMENTS
a(n) equals the number of octonary sequences of length n such that no two consecutive terms differ by 6. - David Nacin, May 31 2017
LINKS
Colin Barker, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..1000
Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (7,4).
FORMULA
G.f.: (1 + x)/(1 - 7*x -4*x^2).
a(n) = 7*a(n-1) + 4*a(n-2) with n>1, a(0) = 1, a(1) = 8.
a(n) = (2^(-1-n)*((7-sqrt(65))^n*(-9+sqrt(65)) + (7+sqrt(65))^n*(9+sqrt(65)))) / sqrt(65). - Colin Barker, Jan 21 2017
MATHEMATICA
RecurrenceTable[{a[0] == 1, a[1] == 8, a[n] == 7 a[n - 1] + 4 a[n - 2]}, a[n], {n, 0, 20}]
LinearRecurrence[{7, 4}, {1, 8}, 30] (* Harvey P. Dale, Jan 21 2023 *)
PROG
(Magma) [n le 1 select 8^n else 7*Self(n)+4*Self(n-1): n in [0..20]];
(PARI) Vec((1 + x) / (1 - 7*x -4*x^2) + O(x^30)) \\ Colin Barker, Jan 21 2017
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,easy
AUTHOR
Milan Janjic, Feb 04 2015
STATUS
approved