OFFSET
0,2
LINKS
Euclid of Alexandria, Elements, VII Def. 17, p. 194, 300 BCE.
Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (4,-6,4,-1).
FORMULA
a(n) = 1 + 11*n + 36*n^2 + 36*n^3 = (1 + 2*n)*(1 + 3*n)*(1 + 6*n).
G.f.: (1 + 80*x + 125*x^2 + 10*x^3)/(1 - x)^4. - Stefano Spezia, Nov 29 2021
From Elmo R. Oliveira, Aug 22 2025: (Start)
E.g.f.: exp(x)*(1 + 83*x + 144*x^2 + 36*x^3).
a(n) = 4*a(n-1) - 6*a(n-2) + 4*a(n-3) - a(n-4). (End)
From Amiram Eldar, Aug 31 2025: (Start)
Sum_{n>=0} 1/a(n) = Pi/(4*sqrt(3)) + 2*log(2) - 3*log(3)/4.
Sum_{n>=0} (-1)^n/a(n) = (3/4 - 1/sqrt(3))*Pi + sqrt(3)*log(2 + sqrt(3))/2 - log(2). (End)
MATHEMATICA
nterms=50; Table[36n^3+36n^2+11n+1, {n, 0, nterms-1}] (* Paolo Xausa, Nov 25 2021 *)
PROG
(PARI) a(n) = subst(m*(m+1)*(m+2)/6, 'm, 6*n+1); \\ Michel Marcus, Dec 16 2021
(Python)
def A349682(n): return n*(n*(36*n + 36) + 11) + 1 # Chai Wah Wu, Dec 27 2021
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
easy,nonn
AUTHOR
Ralf Steiner, Nov 25 2021
STATUS
approved
