OFFSET
1,1
LINKS
Vincenzo Librandi, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..10000
Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (4,-6,4,-1).
FORMULA
a(n) = 16*n*(2 - 3*n + 4*n^2)/3 = 16*A100178(n).
a(n) = 4*a(n-1) - 6*a(n-2) + 4*a(n-3) - a(n-4), a(1)=16, a(2)=128, a(3)=464, a(4)=1152.
From Elmo R. Oliveira, Aug 28 2025: (Start)
G.f.: 16*x*(1 + 4*x + 3*x^2)/(1 - x)^4.
E.g.f.: 16*x*(3 + 9*x + 4*x^2)*exp(x)/3.
a(n) = A019558(n)/3. (End)
MATHEMATICA
Table[16*n*(2 - 3*n + 4*n^2)/3, {n, 1, 50}] (* G. C. Greubel, Jun 13 2016 *)
PROG
(Magma) [16*n*(2-3*n+4*n^2)/3: n in [1..40]]; // Vincenzo Librandi, Aug 03 2011
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,easy
AUTHOR
Paul Curtz, Nov 04 2009
STATUS
approved
