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A083882
a(0)=1, a(1)=4, a(n)=8a(n-1)-13a(n-2), n>=2.
4
1, 4, 19, 100, 553, 3124, 17803, 101812, 583057, 3340900, 19147459, 109747972, 629066809, 3605810836, 20668618171, 118473404500, 679095199777, 3892607339716, 22312621120627, 127897073548708, 733112513821513
OFFSET
0,2
COMMENTS
Binomial transform of A083881.
FORMULA
a(n) = ((4-sqrt(3))^n+(4+sqrt(3))^n)/2.
a(n) = Sum_{k=0..floor(n/2)} C(n, 2k)4^(n-2k)3^k.
G.f.: (1-4x)/(1-8x+13x^2);
E.g.f.: exp(4x)cosh(x*sqrt(3)).
a(n) = Sum_{k=0..n} A027907(n,2k)*3^k . - J. Conrad, Aug 24 2016
MATHEMATICA
LinearRecurrence[{8, -13}, {1, 4}, 30] (* Harvey P. Dale, Aug 02 2015 *)
CROSSREFS
Sequence in context: A370024 A306511 A177249 * A007564 A218185 A369672
KEYWORD
easy,nonn
AUTHOR
Paul Barry, May 08 2003
STATUS
approved