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A037588
Base 9 digits are, in order, the first n terms of the periodic sequence with initial period 3,1.
1
3, 28, 255, 2296, 20667, 186004, 1674039, 15066352, 135597171, 1220374540, 10983370863, 98850337768, 889653039915, 8006877359236, 72061896233127, 648557066098144, 5837013594883299
OFFSET
1,1
FORMULA
G.f.: x*(3+x) / ( (x-1)*(9*x-1)*(1+x) ). - R. J. Mathar, Apr 27 2015
a(n) = 7*9^n/20 -1/4 +(-1)^(n+1)/10. - R. J. Mathar, Apr 27 2015
MATHEMATICA
With[{c=PadLeft[{}, 20, {3, 1}]}, Table[FromDigits[Take[c, n], 9], {n, 20}]] (* Harvey P. Dale, Oct 15 2011 *)
CROSSREFS
Sequence in context: A037777 A037665 A037784 * A307885 A076723 A198887
KEYWORD
nonn,base,easy
STATUS
approved