A152187 a(n) = 3*a(n-1) + 5*a(n-2), with a(0)=1, a(1)=5.

1, 5, 20, 85, 355, 1490, 6245, 26185, 109780, 460265, 1929695, 8090410, 33919705, 142211165, 596232020, 2499751885, 10480415755, 43940006690, 184222098845, 772366329985, 3238209484180, 13576460102465, 56920427728295

Offset: 0

Author

Philippe Deléham, Nov 28 2008

Keywords

• nonn
• easy

Comments

Unsigned version of A152185.

From Johannes W. Meijer, Aug 01 2010: (Start)

The a(n) represent the number of n-move routes of a fairy chess piece starting in a given side square (m = 2, 4, 6 and 8) on a 3 X 3 chessboard. This fairy chess piece behaves like a king on the eight side and corner squares but on the central square the king goes crazy and turns into a red king, see A179596.

The sequence above corresponds to 24 red king vectors, i.e., A[5] vectors, with decimal values 27, 30, 51, 54, 57, 60, 90, 114, 120, 147, 150, 153, 156, 177, 180, 210, 216, 240, 282, 306, 312, 402, 408 and 432. These vectors lead for the corner squares to A015523 and for the central square to A179606.

This sequence belongs to a family of sequences with g.f. (1+2*x)/(1 - 3*x - k*x^2). Red king sequences that are members of this family are A007483 (k=2), A108981 (k=4), A152187 (k=5; this sequence), A154964 (k=6), A179602 (k=7) and A179598 (k=8). We observe that there is no red king sequence for k=3. Other members of this family are A036563 (k=-2), A054486 (k=-1), A084244 (k=0), A108300 (k=1) and A000351 (k=10).

Inverse binomial transform of A015449 (without the first leading 1).

(End)

Links

• Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (3, 5).

Crossrefs

Cf. A015523, A072263, A072264, A179606, A197189.

Programs

Mathematica

LinearRecurrence[{3,5},{1,5},40] (* Harvey P. Dale, May 03 2013 *)

Formula

G.f.: (1+2*x)/(1 - 3*x - 5*x^2).

Lim_{k->infinity} a(n+k)/a(k) = (A072263(n) + A015523(n)*sqrt(29))/2. - Johannes W. Meijer, Aug 01 2010

G.f.: G(0)*(1+2*x)/(2-3*x), where G(k) = 1 + 1/(1 - x*(29*k-9)/(x*(29*k+20) - 6/G(k+1))); (continued fraction). - Sergei N. Gladkovskii, Jun 17 2013