OFFSET
0,2
COMMENTS
Apart from the first term, numbers of the form (r^2+2*s^2)*n^2+2 = (r*n)^2+(s*n-1)^2+(s*n+1)^2: in this case is r=3, s=2. After 1, all terms are in A000408. - Bruno Berselli, Feb 06 2012
LINKS
Bruno Berselli, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..1000
Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (3,-3,1).
FORMULA
G.f.: (1+x)*(1+15*x+x^2)/(1-x)^3. - Bruno Berselli, Feb 06 2012
E.g.f. : (x*(x+1)*17+2)*e^x-1. - Gopinath A. R., Feb 14 2012
Sum_{n>=0} 1/a(n) = 3/4+sqrt(34)/68*Pi*coth(Pi*sqrt(34)/17) = 1.09001290652... - R. J. Mathar, May 07 2024
MATHEMATICA
Join[{1}, 17 Range[41]^2 + 2] (* Bruno Berselli, Feb 06 2012 *)
Join[{1}, LinearRecurrence[{3, -3, 1}, {19, 70, 155}, 50]] (* Vincenzo Librandi, Aug 03 2015 *)
PROG
(Magma) [1] cat [17*n^2+2: n in [1..50]]; // Vincenzo Librandi, Aug 03 2015
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,easy
AUTHOR
EXTENSIONS
More terms from Bruno Berselli, Feb 06 2012
STATUS
approved