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A025579
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a(1)=1, a(2)=2, a(n) = 4*3^(n-3) for n >= 3.
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1, 2, 4, 12, 36, 108, 324, 972, 2916, 8748, 26244, 78732, 236196, 708588, 2125764, 6377292, 19131876, 57395628, 172186884, 516560652, 1549681956, 4649045868, 13947137604, 41841412812, 125524238436, 376572715308, 1129718145924
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OFFSET
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1,2
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COMMENTS
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a(n) is the sum of the numbers in row n+1 of the array defined in A025564 (and of the array in A024996).
a(n) is the number of (s(0), s(1), ..., s(n)) such that every s(i) is an integer, s(0) = 0, |s(i) - s(i-1)| = 1 for i = 1,2; |s(i) - s(i-1)| <= 1 for i >= 3.
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FORMULA
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G.f.: x*(1 + x)*(1 - 2*x) / (1 - 3*x).
a(n) = 3*a(n-1) for n>3. (End)
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MAPLE
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seq( `if`(n<3, n, 4*3^(n-3)), n=1..30); # G. C. Greubel, Dec 26 2019
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MATHEMATICA
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Join[{1, 2}, 4*3^Range[0, 30]] (* or *) Join[{1, 2}, NestList[3#&, 4, 30]] (* Harvey P. Dale, Jun 27 2011 *)
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PROG
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(PARI) Vec(x*(1+x)*(1-2*x)/(1-3*x) + O(x^30)) \\ Colin Barker, Oct 29 2019
(Magma) [1, 2] cat [4*3^(n-3): n in [3..30]]; // G. C. Greubel, Dec 26 2019
(Sage) [1, 2]+[4*3^(n-3) for n in (3..30)] # G. C. Greubel, Dec 26 2019
(GAP) Concatenation([1, 2], List([3..30], n-> 4*3^(n-3) )); # G. C. Greubel, Dec 26 2019
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KEYWORD
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nonn,easy
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STATUS
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approved
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