OFFSET
0,2
COMMENTS
a(n)/a(n-1) tends to (15+sqrt(29))/2=10,192582...
For n>=2, a(n) equals 7^n times the permanent of the (2n-2)X(2n-2) tridiagonal matrix with 1/sqrt(7)'s along the main diagonal, and 1's along the superdiagonal and the subdiagonal. - John M. Campbell, Jul 08 2011
LINKS
FORMULA
G.f.: (1-8x)/(1-15x+49x^2).
a(n) = Sum_{k=0..n} A165253(n,k)*7^(n-k).
a(n) = ((29-sqrt(29))*(15+sqrt(29))^n+(29+sqrt(29))*(15-sqrt(29))^n )/(58*2^n). - Klaus Brockhaus, Sep 26 2009
MATHEMATICA
LinearRecurrence[{15, -49}, {1, 7}, 20] (* Harvey P. Dale, Jun 04 2021 *)
PROG
(PARI) a(n)=([0, 1; -49, 15]^n*[1; 7])[1, 1] \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, May 30 2026
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,easy
AUTHOR
Philippe Deléham, Sep 14 2009
STATUS
approved
