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A009400
Expansion of log(1+tanh(x)/cos(x)).
0
0, 1, -1, 3, -10, 65, -376, 2723, -22800, 226785, -2467456, 29857443, -397200640, 5785047905, -91090625536, 1544546456963, -28057896929280, 543833037679425, -11198060484591616, 244141035610073283, -5618437516698910720
OFFSET
0,4
FORMULA
a(n) ~ (n-1)! * (-1)^(n+1) / r^n, where r = 0.825607669071161851569946... is the root of the equation cos(r) = tanh(r). - Vaclav Kotesovec, Jan 24 2015
MATHEMATICA
Log[ 1+Tanh[ x ]/Cos[ x ] ]
CoefficientList[Series[Log[1 + Sec[x]*Tanh[x]], {x, 0, 20}], x] * Range[0, 20]! (* Vaclav Kotesovec, Jan 24 2015 *)
CROSSREFS
Sequence in context: A352766 A206724 A306187 * A217388 A004102 A072638
KEYWORD
sign,easy
AUTHOR
EXTENSIONS
Extended with signs by Olivier Gérard, Mar 15 1997
STATUS
approved