OFFSET
1,1
LINKS
Vincenzo Librandi, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..10000
Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (9,-36,84,-126,126,-84,36,-9,1).
FORMULA
For n > 7, a(n) = n^8 + 8n^6 + 28n^4 + 56n^2 + 70. [Charles R Greathouse IV, Dec 27 2011]
MATHEMATICA
Table[Ceiling[(n+1/n)^8], {n, 30}] (* Harvey P. Dale, Jul 10 2013 *)
PROG
(Magma) [Ceiling((n+1/n)^8): n in [1..40]];
(PARI) a(n)=ceil((n+1/n)^8) \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, Dec 27 2011
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,easy
AUTHOR
Vincenzo Librandi, Oct 19 2011
STATUS
approved
