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A378378
a(n) = Sum_{k=0..n} binomial(n,k) * binomial(n+3*k-1,3*k).
2
1, 2, 16, 170, 1920, 22402, 266800, 3222634, 39328768, 483752258, 5987236816, 74474238698, 930212870784, 11659157743170, 146567181170160, 1847198697449770, 23332153206562816, 295286370825453442, 3743540075432798608, 47532529217041519658, 604366048841146280320
OFFSET
0,2
FORMULA
a(n) = hypergeom([(1+n)/3, (2+n)/3, -n, n/3], [1/3, 2/3, 1], -1). - Stefano Spezia, Nov 24 2024
MATHEMATICA
a[n_]:=HypergeometricPFQ[{(1+n)/3, (2+n)/3, -n, n/3}, {1/3, 2/3, 1}, -1]; Array[a, 21, 0] (* Stefano Spezia, Nov 24 2024 *)
PROG
(PARI) a(n) = sum(k=0, n, binomial(n, k)*binomial(n+3*k-1, 3*k));
CROSSREFS
Main diagonal of A378318.
Sequence in context: A215702 A155659 A108999 * A355408 A367384 A138014
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Seiichi Manyama, Nov 24 2024
STATUS
approved