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A164039
a(n+1) = 3*a(n) - n.
5
1, 2, 4, 9, 23, 64, 186, 551, 1645, 4926, 14768, 44293, 132867, 398588, 1195750, 3587235, 10761689, 32285050, 96855132, 290565377, 871696111, 2615088312, 7845264914, 23535794719, 70607384133, 211822152374, 635466457096
OFFSET
0,2
FORMULA
a(0) = 1; a(n+1) = 3*a(n) - n.
a(n) = (3^n + 2*n + 3)/4.
From R. J. Mathar, Aug 09 2009: (Start)
a(n) = 5*a(n-1)-7*a(n-2)+3*a(n-3).
G.f.: (1-3*x+x^2)/((1-3*x)*(1-x)^2). (End)
E.g.f.: (1/4)*((2*x + 3)*exp(x) + exp(3*x)). - G. C. Greubel, Sep 08 2017
MATHEMATICA
Transpose[NestList[Flatten[{Rest[#], ListCorrelate[#, {3, -7, 5}]}]&, {1, 2, 4}, 30]][[1]] (* Harvey P. Dale, Mar 24 2011 *)
Table[(3^n + 2*n + 3)/4, {n, 0, 50}] (* G. C. Greubel, Sep 08 2017 *)
PROG
(PARI) x='x+O('x^50); Vec((1-3*x+x^2)/((1-3*x)*(1-x)^2)) \\ G. C. Greubel, Sep 08 2017
CROSSREFS
Sequence in context: A135307 A000083 A092668 * A362549 A014137 A377409
KEYWORD
nonn,easy
AUTHOR
Rolf Pleisch, Aug 08 2009
STATUS
approved