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A203232
(n-1)-st elementary symmetric function of the first n terms of the periodic sequence (2,3,2,3,2,3,...).
2
1, 5, 16, 60, 156, 540, 1296, 4320, 9936, 32400, 72576, 233280, 513216, 1632960, 3545856, 11197440, 24074496, 75582720, 161243136, 503884800, 1068235776, 3325639680, 7014076416, 21767823360, 45712429056, 141490851840
OFFSET
1,2
FORMULA
Conjecture: a(n)=12*a(n-2)-36*a(n-4) with G.f. x*(1+x)*(4*x+1) / (-1+6*x^2)^2 . - R. J. Mathar, Oct 15 2013
MATHEMATICA
r = {2, 3, 2, 3, 2, 3};
s = Flatten[{r, r, r, r, r, r, r, r, r}];
t[n_] := Part[s, Range[n]]
a[n_] := SymmetricPolynomial[n - 1, t[n]]
Table[a[n], {n, 1, 32}] (* A203232 *)
CROSSREFS
Cf. A203233.
Sequence in context: A047103 A226897 A077235 * A098347 A203414 A189450
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Clark Kimberling, Dec 30 2011
STATUS
approved