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A378612
a(n) = Sum_{k=0..n} binomial(3*n+k-1,k) * binomial(n-1,n-k).
0
1, 3, 27, 264, 2703, 28443, 304740, 3306852, 36225519, 399755001, 4437142467, 49485052224, 554059164036, 6224177431332, 70120015345512, 791898021185484, 8962485528377583, 101626868754849381, 1154295872365035537, 13130360954151723480, 149562006735075309783
OFFSET
0,2
FORMULA
a(n) = [x^n] 1/(1 - x/(1 - x))^(3*n).
a(n) = (1/4)^n * [x^(3*n)] 3/(1 - x/(1 - x))^n for n > 0.
PROG
(PARI) a(n) = sum(k=0, n, binomial(3*n+k-1, k)*binomial(n-1, n-k));
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,new
AUTHOR
Seiichi Manyama, Dec 01 2024
STATUS
approved