OFFSET
0,2
REFERENCES
P. de la Harpe, Topics in Geometric Group Theory, Univ. Chicago Press, 2000, p. 158.
LINKS
FORMULA
a(0)=1, a(1)=4, a(2)=8, a(n)=a(n-1)+2*a(n-2)-2*a(n-3) From Harvey P. Dale, Jun 05 2012
a(n)=2^((n-3)/2)*((5*Sqrt[2]-7)*(-1)^n+7+5*Sqrt[2])-6 From Harvey P. Dale, Jun 05 2012
a(2*n) = 7*2^n - 6 = A048489(n), a(2*n+1) = 10*2^n - 6 = A020714(n+1) - 6, a(n) = A070875(n+1) - 6. - Philippe Deléham, Apr 13 2013
MATHEMATICA
CoefficientList[Series[(1+3x+2x^2)/((1-x)(1-2x^2)), {x, 0, 40}], x] (* or *) LinearRecurrence[{1, 2, -2}, {1, 4, 8}, 41] (* Harvey P. Dale, Jun 05 2012 *)
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,easy
AUTHOR
N. J. A. Sloane, Aug 14 2001
STATUS
approved