OFFSET
0,2
LINKS
Vincenzo Librandi, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..10000
Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (3,-3,1).
FORMULA
a(n) = 3*a(n-1) -3*a(n-2) +a(n-3).
G.f.: x*(98+102*x)/(1-x)^3.
MATHEMATICA
Table[100n^2-2n, {n, 50}]
PROG
(Magma) I:=[98, 396, 894]; [n le 3 select I[n] else 3*Self(n-1)-3*Self(n-2)+Self(n-3): n in [1..50]];
(PARI) a(n) = 100*n^2 - 2*n
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,easy
AUTHOR
Vincenzo Librandi, Mar 13 2009
EXTENSIONS
a(0)=0 prepended by Andrew Howroyd, Sep 12 2024
STATUS
approved