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A047861
a(n) = T(4,n), array T given by A047858.
1
1, 6, 17, 41, 93, 205, 445, 957, 2045, 4349, 9213, 19453, 40957, 86013, 180221, 376829, 786429, 1638397, 3407869, 7077885, 14680061, 30408701, 62914557, 130023421, 268435453, 553648125, 1140850685, 2348810237, 4831838205, 9932111869, 20401094653, 41875931133
OFFSET
0,2
COMMENTS
n-th difference of a(n), a(n-1), ..., a(0) is (5, 6, 7, ...).
FORMULA
From Benoit Cloitre, Jun 17 2003: (Start)
Main diagonal of the array defined by T(0,j) = j+1 j>=0, T(i,0) = i+1 i>=0, T(i,j) = T(i-1,j-1) + T(i-1,j) + 3.
a(n) = 2^(n-1)*(n+8) - 3. (End)
a(n) = 5*a(n-1) - 8*a(n-2) + 4*a(n-3), a(0)=1, a(1)=6, a(2)=17. - Vincenzo Librandi, Sep 28 2011
G.f.: (1+x-5*x^2)/((1-x)*(1-2*x)^2). - Colin Barker, Feb 17 2016
E.g.f.: exp(x)*(exp(x)*(4+x) - 3). - Elmo R. Oliveira, Oct 26 2025
PROG
(Magma) [2^(n-1)*(n+8)-3: n in [0..30]]; // Vincenzo Librandi, Sep 28 2011
(PARI) Vec((1+x-5*x^2)/((1-x)*(1-2*x)^2) + O(x^40)) \\ Colin Barker, Feb 17 2016
CROSSREFS
Cf. A047858.
Sequence in context: A220407 A387334 A013319 * A370589 A343518 A365409
KEYWORD
nonn,easy
STATUS
approved