A199108 a(n) = 4*3^n+1.

5, 13, 37, 109, 325, 973, 2917, 8749, 26245, 78733, 236197, 708589, 2125765, 6377293, 19131877, 57395629, 172186885, 516560653, 1549681957, 4649045869, 13947137605, 41841412813, 125524238437, 376572715309, 1129718145925, 3389154437773

Offset

0,1

Comments

An Engel expansion of 3/4 to the base 3 as defined in A181565, with the associated series expansion 3/4 = 3/5 + 3^2/(5*13) + 3^3/(5*13*37) + 3^4/(5*13*37*109) + .... - Peter Bala, Oct 29 2013

Links

Vincenzo Librandi, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..1000

Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (4,-3).

Formula

a(n) = 3*a(n-1)-2.

a(n) = 4*a(n-1)-3*a(n-2).

G.f.: (5-7*x)/((1-x)*(1-3*x)). - Bruno Berselli, Nov 03 2011

Mathematica

4*3^Range[0, 30]+1 (* or *) LinearRecurrence[{4, -3}, {5, 13}, 30] (* or *) NestList[3#-2&, 5, 30] (* Harvey P. Dale, Mar 01 2012 *)

Prog

(Magma) [4*3^n+1 : n in [0..30]]

Crossrefs

Cf. A181565.

Sequence in context: A220709 A182312 A071100 * A125734 A146925 A146452

Adjacent sequences: A199105 A199106 A199107 * A199109 A199110 A199111

Keyword

nonn,easy

Author

Vincenzo Librandi, Nov 03 2011

Status

approved