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A102041
a(n) = a(n-1) + last digit of a(n-1), starting at 7.
2
7, 14, 18, 26, 32, 34, 38, 46, 52, 54, 58, 66, 72, 74, 78, 86, 92, 94, 98, 106, 112, 114, 118, 126, 132, 134, 138, 146, 152, 154, 158, 166, 172, 174, 178, 186, 192, 194, 198, 206, 212, 214, 218, 226, 232, 234, 238, 246, 252, 254, 258, 266, 272, 274, 278, 286
OFFSET
1,1
FORMULA
From Colin Barker, Oct 19 2015: (Start)
a(n) = 5+(1/2+i)*(-i)^n+(1/2-i)*i^n+5*n for n>1, where i = sqrt(-1).
G.f.: -x*(5*x^4-4*x^3-4*x^2-7) / ((x-1)^2*(x^2+1)).
(End)
a(n) = 2*a(n-1) - 2*a(n-2) + 2*a(n-3) - a(n-4). - Wesley Ivan Hurt, Apr 17 2023
EXAMPLE
32+2=34, 34+4=38.
MATHEMATICA
NestList[#+Mod[#, 10]&, 7, 60] (* Harvey P. Dale, Oct 16 2023 *)
PROG
(PARI) a=[7, 14, 18, 26, 32]; a=concat(a, vector(50)); for(n=6, #a, a[n]=2*a[n-1]-2*a[n-2]+2*a[n-3]-a[n-4]); a \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, Oct 03 2011
(PARI) a(n) = if(n==1, 7, 5+(1/2+I)*(-I)^n+(1/2-I)*I^n+5*n) \\ Colin Barker, Oct 19 2015
(PARI) Vec(-x*(5*x^4-4*x^3-4*x^2-7)/((x-1)^2*(x^2+1)) + O(x^100)) \\ Colin Barker, Oct 19 2015
CROSSREFS
Sequence in context: A131439 A213604 A374004 * A232488 A351063 A070792
KEYWORD
nonn,base,easy
AUTHOR
Samantha Stones (devilsdaughter2000(AT)hotmail.com), Dec 25 2004
STATUS
approved