A081075 a(n) = Fibonacci(4n+2) - 3.

5, 52, 374, 2581, 17708, 121390, 832037, 5702884, 39088166, 267914293, 1836311900, 12586269022, 86267571269, 591286729876, 4052739537878, 27777890035285, 190392490709132, 1304969544928654, 8944394323791461

Offset

1,1

References

Hugh C. Williams, Edouard Lucas and Primality Testing, John Wiley and Sons, 1998, p. 75.

Links

Table of n, a(n) for n=1..19.

Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (8,-8,1).

Formula

a(n) = 8*a(n-1) - 8*a(n-2) + a(n-3).

G.f.: x*(2*x^2-12*x-5)/((x-1)*(x^2-7*x+1)). - Colin Barker, Jun 22 2012

a(n) = Fibonacci(2*n+3)*Lucas(2*n-1). - Ehren Metcalfe, Apr 21 2019

Maple

with(combinat): for n from 1 to 40 do printf(`%d, `, fibonacci(4*n+2)-3) od: # James A. Sellers, Mar 05 2003

Mathematica

Array[Fibonacci[4 # + 2] - 3 &, 19] (* Michael De Vlieger, Apr 21 2019 *)

Prog

(Magma) [Fibonacci(4*n+2)-3: n in [1..50]]; // Vincenzo Librandi, Apr 20 2011

Crossrefs

Cf. A000045 (Fibonacci numbers), A000032 (Lucas numbers).

Sequence in context: A045539 A281202 A173719 * A247766 A247777 A193809

Adjacent sequences: A081072 A081073 A081074 * A081076 A081077 A081078

Keyword

nonn,easy

Author

R. K. Guy, Mar 04 2003

Extensions

More terms from James A. Sellers, Mar 05 2003

Status

approved