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A155198
a(n)=9*a(n-1)+a(n-2), n>2 ; a(0)=1, a(1)=8, a(2)=72 .
1
1, 8, 72, 656, 5976, 54440, 495936, 4517864, 41156712, 374928272, 3415511160, 31114528712, 283446269568, 2582130954824, 23522624862984, 214285754721680, 1952094417358104, 17783135510944616, 162000314015859648
OFFSET
0,2
FORMULA
G.f.: (1-x-x^2)/(1-9*x-x^2).
a(n) = Sum_{k, 0<=k<=n} A155161(n,k)*8^k. - Philippe Deléham, Feb 08 2012
MATHEMATICA
LinearRecurrence[{9, 1}, {1, 8, 72}, 20] (* Harvey P. Dale, Aug 22 2016 *)
CROSSREFS
Sequence in context: A057091 A156566 A055275 * A147840 A115970 A078995
KEYWORD
nonn,easy
AUTHOR
Philippe Deléham, Jan 21 2009
STATUS
approved