OFFSET
1,3
LINKS
Paolo Xausa, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..1000
Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (3).
FORMULA
a(n) = 10*3^(n-4) for n >= 4.
From Paul Barry, Oct 15 2004: (Start)
G.f.: x^2*(1+x^2)/(1-3*x);
a(n) = Sum_{k=0..n-2} 3^(n-k-2)binomial(1, k/2)(1+(-1)^k)/2. (End)
a(n) = floor(10*3^(n-4)). - Paolo Xausa, Mar 10 2026
MAPLE
series(x^2*(1+x^2)/(1-3*x), x, 40):
seq(coeff(%, x, n), n=1..35);
MATHEMATICA
Floor[10*3^Range[-3, 30]] (* Paolo Xausa, Mar 10 2026 *)
PROG
(PARI) a(n)=if(n>3, 10*3^(n-4), [0, 1, 3][n]) \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, May 16 2026
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,easy
AUTHOR
Antti Karttunen, May 30 2001
EXTENSIONS
More terms from Paolo Xausa, Mar 10 2026
STATUS
approved
