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A081632
2*3^n-(-1)^n.
3
1, 7, 17, 55, 161, 487, 1457, 4375, 13121, 39367, 118097, 354295, 1062881, 3188647, 9565937, 28697815, 86093441, 258280327, 774840977, 2324522935, 6973568801, 20920706407, 62762119217, 188286357655, 564859072961, 1694577218887
OFFSET
0,2
COMMENTS
Binomial transform of A081631. Inverse binomial transform of A081654.
FORMULA
G.f.: (1+5*x)/((1-3*x)(1+x)).
E.g.f. 2*exp(3*x)-exp(-x).
a(0)=1, a(1)=7, a(n)=2*a(n-1)+3*a(n-2) [ Harvey P. Dale, May 24 2011]
MATHEMATICA
Total/@Partition[Riffle[2*3^Range[0, 30], {-1, 1}], 2] (* or *) LinearRecurrence[{2, 3}, {1, 7}, 30] (* Harvey P. Dale, May 24 2011 *)
CoefficientList[Series[(1 + 5 x) / ((1 - 3 x) (1 + x)), {x, 0, 40}], x] (* Vincenzo Librandi, Aug 10 2013 *)
PROG
(Magma) [2*3^n-(-1)^n: n in [0..40]]; // Vincenzo Librandi, Aug 10 2013
CROSSREFS
Sequence in context: A094534 A262106 A371715 * A276907 A293464 A106010
KEYWORD
easy,nonn
AUTHOR
Paul Barry, Mar 26 2003
STATUS
approved