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A276226

a(n+3) = 2*a(n+2) + a(n+1) + a(n) with a(0)=0, a(1)=6, a(2)=8.

0, 6, 8, 22, 58, 146, 372, 948, 2414, 6148, 15658, 39878, 101562, 258660, 658760, 1677742, 4272904, 10882310, 27715266, 70585746, 179769068, 457839148, 1166033110, 2969674436, 7563221130, 19262149806, 49057195178, 124939761292, 318198867568, 810394691606, 2063928012072, 5256449583318, 13387221870314, 34094821336018

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OFFSET

0,2

LINKS

Table of n, a(n) for n=0..33.

Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (2,1,1).

FORMULA

Let p = (4*(61 + 9*sqrt(29)))^(1/3), q = (4*(61 - 9*sqrt(29)))^(1/3), and x = (1/6)*(4 + p + q) then x^n = (1/6)*(2*A276225(n) + a(n)*(p + q) + A077939(n-1)*(p^2 + q^2)).G.f.: 2*(3*x - 2*x^2)/(1 - 2*x - x^2 - x^3).

MATHEMATICA

LinearRecurrence[{2, 1, 1}, {0, 6, 8}, 50]

CoefficientList[Series[2 (3 x - 2 x^2)/(1 - 2 x - x^2 - x^3), {x, 0, 33}], x] (* Michael De Vlieger, Aug 25 2016 *)

PROG

(Magma) I:=[0, 6, 8]; [n le 3 select I[n] else 2*Self(n-1)+ Self(n-2)+Self(n-3): n in [1..40]]; // Vincenzo Librandi, Aug 25 2016

(PARI) concat(0, Vec(2*(3*x-2*x^2)/(1-2*x-x^2-x^3) + O(x^99))) \\ Altug Alkan, Aug 25 2016

CROSSREFS

Cf. A276225, A077939.

Sequence in context: A024306 A024868 A262199 * A034761 A085796 A280641

Adjacent sequences: A276223 A276224 A276225 * A276227 A276228 A276229

KEYWORD

nonn,easy

AUTHOR

G. C. Greubel, Aug 24 2016

STATUS

approved