OFFSET
1,2
COMMENTS
+1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1
-1 +1 +1 -1 +1 -1 -1 +1
-1 -1 +1 +1 +1 +1 -1 -1
-1 +1 -1 +1 +1 -1 +1 -1
-1 -1 -1 -1 +1 +1 +1 +1
-1 +1 -1 +1 -1 +1 -1 +1
-1 +1 +1 -1 -1 +1 +1 -1
-1 -1 +1 +1 -1 -1 +1 +1
Also real part of (1 +- i*sqrt(7))^n. - Bruno Berselli, Jun 24-25 2011
LINKS
Vincenzo Librandi, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..202
Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (2,-8).
FORMULA
G.f.: x*(1-8*x)/(1-2*x+8*x^2). - T. D. Noe, Dec 11 2006
From Bruno Berselli, Jun 24-25 2011: (Start)
a(n) = (1/2)*((1+i*sqrt(7))^n + (1-i*sqrt(7))^n), where i=sqrt(-1).
a(n) = cos(n*arctan(sqrt(7)))*sqrt(8)^n.
a(n) = 2*a(n-1) - 8*a(n-2) (n > 2). (End)
E.g.f.: exp(x) * (cos(sqrt(7)*x) - sqrt(7)*sin(sqrt(7)*x)). - Amiram Eldar, Dec 22 2025
MAPLE
a := proc(n) option remember: if(n=1)then return 1:elif(n=2)then return -6:fi: return 2*a(n-1)-8*a(n-2): end: seq(a(n), n=1..26); # Nathaniel Johnston, Jun 25 2011
MATHEMATICA
LinearRecurrence[{2, -8}, {1, -6}, 30] (* Harvey P. Dale, Mar 30 2019 *)
PROG
(Magma) m:=27; R<x>:=PowerSeriesRing(Integers(), m); Coefficients(R!(x*(1-8*x)/(1-2*x+8*x^2))); // Bruno Berselli, Jun 24-25 2011
(Maxima) makelist(expand(((1+sqrt(-1)*sqrt(7))^n+(1-sqrt(-1)*sqrt(7))^n)/2), n, 1, 26); /* Bruno Berselli, Jun 24-25 2011 */
(PARI) a=vector(26); a[1]=1; a[2]=-6; for(i=3, #a, a[i]=2*a[i-1]-8*a[i-2]); a \\ Bruno Berselli, Jun 24-25 2011
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
sign,easy
AUTHOR
Simone Severini, Dec 04 2003
EXTENSIONS
Corrected by T. D. Noe, Dec 11 2006
More terms from Bruno Berselli, Jun 24 2011
STATUS
approved
