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A212904
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Number of (w,x,y,z) with all terms in {0,...,n} and |w-x|+|x-y+|y-z|=n.
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2
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1, 6, 24, 58, 118, 202, 324, 478, 682, 926, 1232, 1586, 2014, 2498, 3068, 3702, 4434, 5238, 6152, 7146, 8262, 9466, 10804, 12238, 13818, 15502, 17344, 19298, 21422, 23666, 26092, 28646, 31394, 34278, 37368, 40602, 44054, 47658, 51492
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OFFSET
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0,2
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COMMENTS
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For a guide to related sequences, see A211795.
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LINKS
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FORMULA
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a(n) = 2*a(n-1)+a(n-2)-4*a(n-3)+a(n-4)+2*a(n-5)-a(n-6) for n>=1.
G.f.: f(x)/g(x), where f(x)=1 + 4*x + 11*x^2 + 8*x^3 + x^4 - 4*x^5 - x^6 and g(x)=((1-x)^4)*(1+x)^2.
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MATHEMATICA
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t = Compile[{{n, _Integer}}, Module[{s = 0},
(Do[If[Abs[w - x] + Abs[x - y] + Abs[y - z] == n, s = s + 1], {w, 0, n}, {x, 0, n}, {y, 0, n}, {z, 0, n}]; s)]];
m = Map[t[#] &, Range[0, 40]] (* A212904 *)
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CROSSREFS
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KEYWORD
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nonn,easy
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AUTHOR
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STATUS
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approved
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