OFFSET
0,2
LINKS
Andrew Howroyd, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..500
FORMULA
a(n) = Catalan(n) + 2^n - 1.
G.f.: (1 - sqrt(1 - 4*x))/(2*x) + 1/(1 - 2*x) - 1/(1 - x). - Alois P. Heinz, Sep 24 2025
EXAMPLE
a(3) = 12 = Catalan(3) + 2^3 - 1 = 5 + 8 = 1.
MATHEMATICA
PROG
(PARI) a(n) = binomial(2*n, n)/(n+1) + 2^n - 1 \\ Andrew Howroyd, Sep 24 2025
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,easy
AUTHOR
Gary W. Adamson, Aug 31 2007
EXTENSIONS
a(10) onwards from Andrew Howroyd, Sep 24 2025
STATUS
approved
