OFFSET
0,5
LINKS
W. F. Klostermeyer, M. E. Mays, L. Soltes and G. Trapp, A Pascal rhombus, Fibonacci Quarterly, 35 (1997), 318-328.
Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (6,-15,20,-15,6,-1).
FORMULA
For n>2, a(n) = (1/120) (n-3)(n^4+28n^3-71n^2-478n+1360).
From Chai Wah Wu, Mar 11 2021: (Start)
a(n) = 6*a(n-1) - 15*a(n-2) + 20*a(n-3) - 15*a(n-4) + 6*a(n-5) - a(n-6) for n > 8.
G.f.: x^4*(-3*x^2 + x + 3)*(-x^2 + x + 1)/(x - 1)^6. (End)
PROG
(PARI) a(n)=if(n>3, (n-3)*(n^4+28*n^3-71*n^2-478*n+1360)/120, 0) \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, Oct 21 2022
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,easy
AUTHOR
N. J. A. Sloane, May 28 2005
STATUS
approved