A168093 a(n) = number of natural numbers m such that n - 3 <= m <= n + 3.

3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7

Offset

0,1

Comments

Generalization: If a(n,k) = number of natural numbers m such that n - k <= m <= n + k (k >= 1) then a(n,k) = a(n-1,k) + 1 = n + k for 0 <= n <= k, a(n,k) = a(n-1,k) = 2k + 1 for n >= k + 1 (see, e.g., A158799).

Links

Table of n, a(n) for n=0..89.

Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (1).

Formula

a(n) = 3 + n for 0 <= n <= 3, a(n) = 7 for n >= 4.

G.f.: (3 - 2*x - x^5)/(1-x)^2. - G. C. Greubel, Jul 11 2016

Mathematica

CoefficientList[Series[(3 - 2*x - x^5)/(1 - x)^2, {x, 0, 25}], x] (* G. C. Greubel, Jul 11 2016 *)

Crossrefs

Cf. A000027.

Sequence in context: A245689 A182258 A067628 * A095254 A262980 A242374

Adjacent sequences: A168090 A168091 A168092 * A168094 A168095 A168096

Keyword

nonn,less

Author

Jaroslav Krizek, Nov 18 2009

Status

approved