OFFSET
0,2
LINKS
Paolo Xausa, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..10000
Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (1,2,-2,-1,1).
FORMULA
a(n) ~ 3*n^2/2. - Charles R Greathouse IV, May 28 2026
MATHEMATICA
LinearRecurrence[{1, 2, -2, -1, 1}, {1, 3, 9, 15, 31, 41, 65}, 100] (* Paolo Xausa, Mar 24 2025 *)
PROG
(PARI) a(n)=if(n>1, (3*n^2+(4-n%2*2)*n+[-2, -3][n%2+1])/2, 2*n+1) \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, May 28 2026
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,easy,changed
AUTHOR
N. J. A. Sloane, Mar 23 2025
STATUS
approved
