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%I A179980 #22 Apr 08 2024 12:44:17 %S A179980 1,8,83,826,8265,82644,826447,8264462,82644629,826446280,8264462811, %T A179980 82644628098,826446280993,8264462809916,82644628099175, %U A179980 826446280991734,8264462809917357,82644628099173552,826446280991735539,8264462809917355370,82644628099173553721 %N A179980 a(n) = 10*a(n-1) - (-1)^n * n, a(1) = 1. %H A179980 <a href="/index/Rec#order_03">Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients</a>, signature (8,19,10). %F A179980 From _R. J. Mathar_, Aug 06 2010: (Start) %F A179980 a(n) = +8*a(n-1) +19*a(n-2) +10*a(n-3). %F A179980 G.f.: -x/((10*x-1)*(1+x)^2). %F A179980 a(n) = (10^(n+1) -11*n*(-1)^n -10*(-1)^n)/121. (End) %t A179980 LinearRecurrence[{8,19,10},{1,8,83},20] (* _Harvey P. Dale_, Nov 17 2014 *) %Y A179980 Cf. A007908, A021125. %K A179980 nonn,easy %O A179980 1,2 %A A179980 _Mark Dols_, Aug 04 2010