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A132954
Period 6: repeat [1, 2, 4, -1, -2, -4].
2
1, 2, 4, -1, -2, -4, 1, 2, 4, -1, -2, -4, 1, 2, 4, -1, -2, -4, 1, 2, 4, -1, -2, -4, 1, 2, 4, -1, -2, -4, 1, 2, 4, -1, -2, -4, 1, 2, 4, -1, -2, -4, 1, 2, 4, -1, -2, -4, 1, 2, 4, -1, -2, -4, 1, 2, 4, -1, -2, -4, 1, 2, 4, -1, -2, -4, 1, 2, 4, -1, -2, -4, 1, 2
OFFSET
0,2
COMMENTS
Nonsimple continued fraction expansion of (5+sqrt(13))/6 = 1.434258545... - R. J. Mathar, Mar 08 2012
FORMULA
a(n) = -a(n-3) for n>2. G.f.: (1+2*x+4*x^2)/((1+x)*(x^2-x+1)). [R. J. Mathar, Apr 13 2010]
a(n) = cos(n*Pi) + 2*sqrt(3)*sin(n*Pi/3). - Wesley Ivan Hurt, Jun 20 2016
MAPLE
A132954:=n->[1, 2, 4, -1, -2, -4][(n mod 6)+1]: seq(A132954(n), n=0..100); # Wesley Ivan Hurt, Jun 20 2016
MATHEMATICA
PadRight[{}, 100, {1, 2, 4, -1, -2, -4}] (* Wesley Ivan Hurt, Jun 20 2016 *)
PROG
(PARI) a(n)=(2^n%7)*(-1)^(n%6>2) \\ Jaume Oliver Lafont, Mar 24 2009
(Magma) &cat [[1, 2, 4, -1, -2, -4]^^20]; // Wesley Ivan Hurt, Jun 20 2016
CROSSREFS
Sequence in context: A206475 A227184 A124911 * A069705 A375030 A106645
KEYWORD
sign,easy
AUTHOR
Paul Curtz, Nov 19 2007
STATUS
approved