OFFSET
0,2
LINKS
Vincenzo Librandi, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..1000
FORMULA
a(n) = Sum_{k=0..floor(n/4)} (-1)^k * (4*k+2) * binomial(3*n-8*k+2,n-4*k)/(3*n-8*k+2).
MATHEMATICA
Table[ Sum[(-1)^k*(4*k+2)*Binomial[3*n-8*k+2, n-4*k]/(3*n-8*k+2), {k, 0, Floor[n/4]}], {n, 0, 21}] (* Vincenzo Librandi, Dec 07 2025 *)
PROG
(PARI) a(n) = sum(k=0, n\4, (-1)^k*(4*k+2)*binomial(3*n-8*k+2, n-4*k)/(3*n-8*k+2));
(Magma) [&+[(-1)^k*(4*k+2)*Binomial(3*n-8*k+2, n-4*k)/(3*n-8*k+2): k in [0..Floor(n/4)]] : n in [0..30] ]; // Vincenzo Librandi, Dec 07 2025
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Seiichi Manyama, Dec 06 2025
STATUS
approved
