OFFSET
3,1
COMMENTS
Number of 12-subsequences of [ 1, n ] with just 4 contiguous pairs.
LINKS
Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (9,-36,84,-126,126,-84,36,-9,1).
FORMULA
a(n) = 35*A053347(n-3).
G.f.: 35*(1+x)*x^3/(1-x)^9.
a(n) = C(n+1, 4)*C(n+4, 4). - Zerinvary Lajos, May 10 2005, corrected by R. J. Mathar, Mar 16 2016
From Amiram Eldar, Jan 25 2022: (Start)
Sum_{n>=3} 1/a(n) = 5929/225 - 8*Pi^2/3.
Sum_{n>=3} (-1)^(n+1)/a(n) = 4*Pi^2/3 - 197/15. (End)
MATHEMATICA
Table[35 (n + 1) Binomial[n + 4, 7]/4, {n, 3, 30}] (* or *) Table[Binomial[n + 1, 4] Binomial[n + 4, 4], {n, 3, 30}] (* Michael De Vlieger, Mar 16 2016 *)
LinearRecurrence[{9, -36, 84, -126, 126, -84, 36, -9, 1}, {35, 350, 1890, 7350, 23100, 62370, 150150, 330330, 675675}, 30] (* Harvey P. Dale, May 07 2022 *)
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,easy
AUTHOR
Thi Ngoc Dinh (via R. K. Guy)
STATUS
approved