OFFSET
0,2
LINKS
Ray Chandler, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..1000
Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (2,-1,1,-2,1).
FORMULA
G.f.: (1 + 5*x + 4*x^2 + 5*x^3 + x^4)/((1 - x)^2*(1 - x^3)).
a(n) = (8*n*(n + 1) - 2*((n - 1)^2 mod 3) + 5)/3. Therefore: a(3*k + r) = 8*k*(3*k + 2*r + 1) + 8*r + (-1)^r. Example: a(13) = a(3*4+1) = 8*4*(3*4 + 2*1 + 1) + 8*1 + (-1)^1 = 487. - Bruno Berselli, Mar 26 2018
MATHEMATICA
Table[(8 n (n + 1) - 2 ((n-1)^2 mod 3) + 5)/3, {n, 0, 40}] (* Bruno Berselli, Mar 26 2018 *)
PROG
(Magma) [(8*n*(n+1)-2*((n-1)^2 mod 3)+5)/3: n in [0..50]]; // Bruno Berselli, Mar 26 2018
(PARI) Vec((1 + 5*x + 4*x^2 + 5*x^3 + x^4)/((1 - x)^2*(1 - x^3)) + O(x^50)) \\ Felix Fröhlich, Mar 26 2018
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,easy
AUTHOR
N. J. A. Sloane, Mar 25 2018
STATUS
approved
