A182780 Twice A024537.
2, 4, 8, 18, 42, 100, 240, 578, 1394, 3364, 8120, 19602, 47322, 114244, 275808, 665858, 1607522, 3880900, 9369320, 22619538, 54608394, 131836324, 318281040, 768398402, 1855077842, 4478554084, 10812186008, 26102926098, 63018038202, 152139002500, 367296043200, 886731088898, 2140758220994, 5168247530884
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Keywords
Links
- Colin Barker, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..1000
- J. V. Leyendekkers and A. G. Shannon, Pellian sequence relationships among pi, e, sqrt(2), Notes on Number Theory and Discrete Mathematics, Vol. 18, 2012, No. 2, 58-62. See Table 2.
- Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (3,-1,-1).
Crossrefs
Cf. A024537.
Programs
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Magma
a:=[2,4,8]; [n le 3 select a[n] else 3*Self(n-1) - Self(n-2) - Self(n-3):n in [1..35]]; // Marius A. Burtea, Sep 29 2019
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PARI
Vec(2*(1 - x - x^2) / ((1 - x)*(1 - 2*x - x^2)) + O(x^40)) \\ Colin Barker, May 26 2018
Formula
From Colin Barker, May 26 2018: (Start)
G.f.: 2*(1 - x - x^2) / ((1 - x)*(1 - 2*x - x^2)).
a(n) = (2 + (1-sqrt(2))^(1+n) + (1+sqrt(2))^(1+n)) / 2.
a(n) = 3*a(n-1) - a(n-2) - a(n-3) for n>2.
(End)
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