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A155616
5^n + 4^n - 1.
4
1, 8, 40, 188, 880, 4148, 19720, 94508, 456160, 2215268, 10814200, 53022428, 260917840, 1287811988, 6371951080, 31591319948, 156882857920, 780119322308, 3883416742360, 19348364235068, 96466943268400, 481235204714228
OFFSET
0,2
FORMULA
G.f.: 1/(1-5*x)+1/(1-4*x)-1/(1-x).
E.g.f.: e^(5*x)+e^(4*x)-e^x.
a(n) = 9*a(n-1)-20*a(n-2)-12 with a(0)=1, a(1)=8 - Vincenzo Librandi, Jul 21 2010
PROG
(PARI) a(n)=5^n+4^n-1 \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, Oct 16 2015
KEYWORD
nonn,easy
AUTHOR
Mohammad K. Azarian, Jan 27 2009
STATUS
approved