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A137208
a(n) = a(n-1) + 4*a(n-2) - 4*a(n-3) for n > 2; a(0)=2, a(1)=3, a(2)=6.
3
2, 3, 6, 10, 22, 38, 86, 150, 342, 598, 1366, 2390, 5462, 9558, 21846, 38230, 87382, 152918, 349526, 611670, 1398102, 2446678, 5592406, 9786710, 22369622, 39146838, 89478486, 156587350, 357913942, 626349398, 1431655766, 2505397590, 5726623062, 10021590358
OFFSET
0,1
FORMULA
G.f.: (2 + x - 5*x^2) / ((1 - x)*(1 - 2*x)*(1 + 2*x)). - Colin Barker, Jan 22 2017
MAPLE
a:=proc(n) option remember; if n=0 then 2 elif n=1 then 3 elif n=2 then 6 else a(n-1)+4*a(n-2)-4*a(n-3); fi; end: seq(a(n), n=0..50); # Wesley Ivan Hurt, Jan 21 2017
MATHEMATICA
LinearRecurrence[{1, 4, -4}, {2, 3, 6}, 40] (* Harvey P. Dale, Sep 04 2018 *)
PROG
(Magma)[(2/3)+(5/4)*2^n+(1/12)*(-2)^n: n in [0..40]]; // Vincenzo Librandi, Aug 09 2011
(PARI) Vec((2 + x - 5*x^2) / ((1 - x)*(1 - 2*x)*(1 + 2*x)) + O(x^40)) \\ Colin Barker, Jan 22 2017
CROSSREFS
Cf. A097164.
Sequence in context: A049889 A014270 A127076 * A049527 A074371 A032202
KEYWORD
nonn,easy
AUTHOR
Paul Curtz, Mar 05 2008
EXTENSIONS
Extended by Vincenzo Librandi, Aug 09 2011
STATUS
approved