A337292 - OEIS

A337292

a(n) = 4*binomial(5*n,n)/(5*n-1).

5, 20, 130, 1020, 8855, 81900, 791120, 7887660, 80560285, 838553320, 8863227100, 94871786100, 1026317094705, 11203116342560, 123243929011680, 1364973221797900, 15207477517956825, 170321264840835900, 1916512328325665070, 21655893753689280120

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OFFSET

1,1

COMMENTS

a(n) is the number of lattice paths from (0,0) to (4n,n) using only the steps (1,0) and (0,1) and whose only lattice points on the line y = x/4 are the path's endpoints.

LINKS

Table of n, a(n) for n=1..20.

FORMULA

a(n) = 5*A118971(n-1).

G.f.: 5*x*F(x)^4 where F(x) = 1 + x*F(x)^5 is the g.f. of A002294.

D-finite with recurrence 8*n*(4*n-3)*(2*n-1)*(4*n-1)*a(n) -5*(5*n-4)*(5*n-3)*(5*n-2)*(5*n-6)*a(n-1)=0., a(0)=1. - R. J. Mathar, Jan 26 2025

MATHEMATICA

Array[4 Binomial[5 #, #]/(5 # - 1) &, 20] (* Michael De Vlieger, Aug 21 2020 *)

PROG

(PARI) a(n) = {4*binomial(5*n, n)/(5*n-1)} \\ Andrew Howroyd, Aug 21 2020

CROSSREFS

Cf. A002294, A118971, A337291.