A386566 a(n) = Sum_{k=0..n-1} binomial(5*k-1,k) * binomial(5*n-5*k,n-k-1).
0, 1, 14, 181, 2284, 28506, 353630, 4370584, 53882392, 663116347, 8150224204, 100073884670, 1227826127020, 15055154471696, 184508186225552, 2260299193652496, 27679951219660080, 338872887728053465, 4147618793911034330, 50753529798492061819, 620942367878256638264
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Examples
(1/4) * log( Sum_{k>=0} binomial(5*k-1,k)*x^k ) = x + 7*x^2 + 181*x^3/3 + 571*x^4 + 28506*x^5/5 + ...
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Programs
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PARI
a(n) = sum(k=0, n-1, binomial(5*k-1, k)*binomial(5*n-5*k, n-k-1));
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PARI
my(N=30, x='x+O('x^N), g=sum(k=0, N, binomial(5*k, k)/(4*k+1)*x^k)); concat(0, Vec(g*(g-1)/(5-4*g)^2))
Formula
G.f.: g*(g-1)/(5-4*g)^2 where g=1+x*g^5.
G.f.: g/(1-5*g)^2 where g*(1-g)^4 = x.
L.g.f.: Sum_{k>=1} a(k)*x^k/k = (1/4) * log( Sum_{k>=0} binomial(5*k-1,k)*x^k ).
a(n) = Sum_{k=0..n-1} binomial(5*k-1+l,k) * binomial(5*n-5*k-l,n-k-1) for every real number l.
a(n) = Sum_{k=0..n-1} 4^(n-k-1) * binomial(5*n,k).
a(n) = Sum_{k=0..n-1} 5^(n-k-1) * binomial(4*n+k,k).
Conjecture D-finite with recurrence 196608*n*(4*n-3)*(2*n-1)*(18270873280*n -32560150837) *(4*n-1)*a(n) +1280*(-1399185802400000*n^5 +1022280893000000*n^4 +17669158913120000*n^3 -48968110172924750*n^2 +49502057719349955*n -17877514345852392)*a(n-1) +125000*(-61298198200000*n^5 +1447969779032500*n^4 -7721498995066250*n^3 +17474948768595875*n^2 -18352567310653770*n +7399184154389181)*a(n-2) +48828125*(5*n-11) *(5*n-14)*(4958243695*n -6717884799) *(5*n-13)*(5*n-12)*a(n-3)=0. - R. J. Mathar, Jul 30 2025