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A369840
Number of compositions of 5*n into parts 2 and 5.
8
1, 1, 2, 7, 23, 68, 194, 555, 1601, 4633, 13404, 38752, 112004, 323728, 935737, 2704817, 7818464, 22599701, 65325542, 188826693, 545813094, 1577700612, 4560424135, 13182138184, 38103641048, 110140512968, 318366757185, 920255312908, 2660044812499, 7688994894381
OFFSET
0,3
FORMULA
a(n) = A001687(5*n+1).
a(n) = Sum_{k=0..floor(n/2)} binomial(n+3*k,n-2*k).
a(n) = 5*a(n-1) - 9*a(n-2) + 10*a(n-3) - 5*a(n-4) + a(n-5).
G.f.: (1-x)^4/((1-x)^5 - x^2).
a(n) = A369843(n) - A369843(n-1). - R. J. Mathar, Feb 14 2024
MATHEMATICA
LinearRecurrence[{5, -9, 10, -5, 1}, {1, 1, 2, 7, 23}, 50] (* Paolo Xausa, Mar 15 2024 *)
PROG
(PARI) a(n) = sum(k=0, n\2, binomial(n+3*k, n-2*k));
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Seiichi Manyama, Feb 03 2024
STATUS
approved