OFFSET
0,3
LINKS
Vincenzo Librandi, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..1000
FORMULA
a(n) = Sum_{k=0..floor(n/3)} (-1)^k * (3*k+1) * binomial(3*n-6*k+1,n-3*k)/(3*n-6*k+1).
MATHEMATICA
Table[Sum[(-1)^k*(3*k+1)*Binomial[3*n-6*k+1, n-3*k]/(3*n-6*k+1), {k, 0, Floor[n/3]}], {n, 0, 30}] (* Vincenzo Librandi, Dec 02 2025 *)
PROG
(PARI) a(n) = sum(k=0, n\3, (-1)^k*(3*k+1)*binomial(3*n-6*k+1, n-3*k)/(3*n-6*k+1));
(Magma) [&+[(-1)^k*(3*k+1)*Binomial(3*n-6*k+1, n-3*k)/(3*n-6*k+1): k in [0..Floor(n/3)]] : n in [0..40] ]; // Vincenzo Librandi, Dec 02 2025
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Seiichi Manyama, Nov 30 2025
STATUS
approved
