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%S 0,0,3,6,18,57,168,504,1515,4542,13626,40881,122640,367920,1103763,
%T 3311286,9933858,29801577,89404728,268214184,804642555,2413927662,
%U 7241782986,21725348961,65176046880,195528140640,586584421923,1759753265766,5279259797298
%N a(n) + a(n+1) + a(n+2) = 3^n.
%H Vincenzo Librandi, <a href="/A152733/b152733.txt">Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..1000</a>
%H <a href="/index/Rec#order_03">Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients</a>, signature (2, 2, 3).
%F From _R. J. Mathar_, Dec 12 2008: (Start)
%F a(n) = 3*A077834(n-3).
%F G.f.: 3*x^3/((1-3*x)*(1+x+x^2)). (End)
%F a(n) = (1/13)*(3^n + 12*cos((2*n*Pi)/3) + 2*sqrt(3)*sin((2*n*Pi)/3)), n=1,2,... - _Zak Seidov_, Dec 12 2008
%e 0 + 0 + 3 = 3^1; 0 + 3 + 6 = 3^2; 3 + 6 + 18 = 3^3; ...
%t k0=k1=0;lst={k0,k1};Do[kt=k1;k1=3^n-k1-k0;k0=kt;AppendTo[lst,k1],{n,1,5!}];lst
%t Rest[CoefficientList[Series[3x^3/((1-3x)(1+x+x^2)),{x,0,30}],x]] (* _Harvey P. Dale_, Aug 31 2014 *)
%o (Magma) [n le 2 select 0 else 3^(n-2) -Self(n-1)-Self(n-2): n in [1..30]]; // _Vincenzo Librandi_, Aug 31 2014
%o (PARI) x='x+O('x^30); concat([0,0], Vec(3*x^3/((1-3*x)*(1+x+x^2)))) \\ _G. C. Greubel_, Sep 01 2018
%Y Cf. A152728, A152729, A152730, A152731, A152732, A152725, A152726, A000212.
%K nonn
%O 1,3
%A _Vladimir Joseph Stephan Orlovsky_, Dec 11 2008