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%I A254381 #25 Mar 30 2023 15:31:49 %S A254381 1,18,540,22680,1224720,80831520,6304858560,567437270400, %T A254381 57878601580800,6598160580211200,831368233106611200, %U A254381 114728816168712345600,17209322425306851840000,2787910232899709998080000,485096380524549539665920000,90227926777566214377861120000 %N A254381 a(n) = 3^n*(2*n + 1)!/n!. %F A254381 E.g.f.: 1/(1 - 12*x)^(3/2) = 1 + 18*x + 540*x^2/2! + 22680*x^3/3! + .... %F A254381 Recurrence equation: a(n) = 6*(2*n + 1)*a(n-1) with a(0) = 1. %F A254381 2nd order recurrence equation: a(n) = 8*(n + 1)*a(n-1) + 12*(2*n - 1)^2*a(n-2) with a(0) = 1, a(1) = 18. %F A254381 Define a sequence b(n) := a(n)*sum {k = 0..n} (-1)^k/((2*k + 1)*3^k) beginning [1, 16, 492, 20544, 1111056, 73299456, 5718022848, ...]. It is not difficult to check that b(n) also satisfies the previous 2nd order recurrence equation (and so is an integer sequence). Using this observation we obtain the continued fraction expansion Pi/(2*sqrt(3)) = Sum {k >= 0} (-1)^k/( (2*k + 1)*3^k ) = 1 - 2/(18 + 12*3^2/(24 + 12*5^2/(32 + ... + 12*(2*n - 1)^2/((8*n + 8) + ... )))). Cf. A254619 and A254620. %p A254381 seq(3^n*(2*n + 1)!/n!, n = 0..13); %t A254381 Table[3^n(2n + 1)!/n!, {n, 0, 19}] (* _Alonso del Arte_, Feb 04 2015 *) %Y A254381 Cf. A002391, A034910, A073000, A093766, A254619, A254620. %K A254381 nonn,easy %O A254381 0,2 %A A254381 _Peter Bala_, Feb 04 2015