OFFSET
1,1
LINKS
G. C. Greubel, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..1000
Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (8,-28,56,-70,56,-28,8,-1).
FORMULA
a(n) = A000580(n+7)-2. - Alois P. Heinz, May 31 2012
From G. C. Greubel, May 24 2016: (Start)
G.f.: 1/(1 - x)^8 - 2/(1-x).
E.g.f.: (1/7!)*(-5040 + 35280*x + 52920*x^2 + 29400*x^3 + 7350*x^4 + 882*x^5 + 49*x^6 + x^7)*exp(x). (End)
EXAMPLE
Some solutions for n=4
...1.1.1.1.2.2.2...1.1.1.1.2.2.2...1.1.1.1.1.1.1...1.1.1.1.1.1.2
...1.1.1.2.2.2.2...1.1.2.2.2.2.2...1.1.1.1.2.2.2...1.1.1.1.1.1.2
...1.2.2.2.2.2.2...1.1.2.2.2.2.2...1.1.2.2.2.2.2...1.1.1.2.2.2.2
...1.2.2.2.2.2.2...1.2.2.2.2.2.2...1.2.2.2.2.2.2...1.2.2.2.2.2.2
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...1.1.1.1.1.1.2...1.1.1.1.1.1.2...1.1.1.1.1.2.2...1.1.1.1.1.2.2
...1.1.1.2.2.2.2...1.1.1.1.1.2.2...1.1.1.1.1.2.2...1.1.1.2.2.2.2
...1.1.2.2.2.2.2...1.2.2.2.2.2.2...1.1.1.2.2.2.2...1.2.2.2.2.2.2
...2.2.2.2.2.2.2...2.2.2.2.2.2.2...1.1.1.2.2.2.2...2.2.2.2.2.2.2
MAPLE
a:= n-> binomial(n+7, 7)-2:
seq(a(n), n=1..50); # Alois P. Heinz, May 31 2012
MATHEMATICA
Table[Binomial[n+7, 7] -2, {n, 1, 100}] (* G. C. Greubel, May 24 2016 *)
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,easy
AUTHOR
R. H. Hardin, Oct 21 2009
STATUS
approved
