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A139271
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a(n) = 2*n*(4*n-3).
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17
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0, 2, 20, 54, 104, 170, 252, 350, 464, 594, 740, 902, 1080, 1274, 1484, 1710, 1952, 2210, 2484, 2774, 3080, 3402, 3740, 4094, 4464, 4850, 5252, 5670, 6104, 6554, 7020, 7502, 8000, 8514, 9044, 9590, 10152, 10730, 11324, 11934, 12560
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OFFSET
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0,2
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COMMENTS
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Sequence found by reading the line from 0, in the direction 0, 2, ..., in the square spiral whose vertices are the triangular numbers A000217. Opposite numbers to the members of A033585 in the same spiral.
Twice decagonal numbers (or twice 10-gonal numbers). - Omar E. Pol, May 15 2008
a(n) is the number of walks in a cubic lattice of n dimensions that reach the point of origin for the first time after 4 steps. - Shel Kaphan, Mar 20 2023
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FORMULA
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a(n) = 8*n^2 - 6*n.
Sequences of the form a(n) = 8*n^2 + c*n have generating functions x{c+8+(8-c)x} / (1-x)^3 and recurrence a(n) = 3a(n-1) - 3a(n-2) + a(n-3). The inverse binomial transform is 0, c+8, 16, 0, 0, ... (0 continued). This applies to A139271-A139278, positive or negative c. - R. J. Mathar, May 12 2008
G.f.: (2*x)*(7*x+1)/(1-x)^3.
E.g.f.: (8*x^2 + 2*x)*exp(x). (End)
Sum_{n>=1} 1/a(n) = Pi/12 + log(2)/2. - Amiram Eldar, Mar 28 2023
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MATHEMATICA
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Table[8n^2-6n, {n, 0, 40}] (* or *) LinearRecurrence[{3, -3, 1}, {0, 2, 20}, 50] (* Harvey P. Dale, Sep 26 2016 *)
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PROG
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CROSSREFS
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Cf. A000217, A014634, A014635, A033585, A033586, A033587, A035008, A051870, A069129, A085250, A139272, A139273, A139274, A139275, A139276, A139278, A139279, A139280, A139281, A139282.
Cf. numbers of the form n*(n*k-k+4))/2 listed in A226488 (this sequence is the case k=16). - Bruno Berselli, Jun 10 2013
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KEYWORD
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easy,nonn,walk
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STATUS
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approved
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