Search: id:A085480 Results 1-1 of 1 results found. %I A085480 %S A085480 3,15,54,207,783,2970,11259,42687,161838,613575,2326239,8819442, %T A085480 33437043,126769455,480619494,1822166847,6908359023,26191577610, %U A085480 99299809899,376474162527,1427321917278,5411388239415,20516130470079 %N A085480 a(n) = p^n + q^n, where p = (3 + sqrt 21)/2, q = (3 - sqrt 21)/2. %C A085480 A Jacobsthal variation. %C A085480 p - q = sqrt 21; pq = -3; p + q = 3. %D A085480 Thomas Koshy, "Fibonacci and Lucas Numbers with Applications", Wiley, 2001, p. 471. %H A085480 Index entries for sequences related to linear recurrences with constant coefficients %H A085480 Tanya Khovanova, Recursive Sequences %F A085480 a(n)=3*a(n-1)+3*a(n-2), a(1)=3, a(2)=15. G.f.: 3x*(1+2x)/(1-3x-3x^2). [From Philippe DELEHAM (kolotoko(AT)wanadoo.fr), Nov 19 2008] %e A085480 a(4) = q^4 + q^4 = 207; p^5 + q^5 = 783, where p = (3 + sqrt 21)/2, q = (3 - sqrt 21)/2. %Y A085480 Cf. A030195. %Y A085480 Sequence in context: A166035 A038192 A147618 this_sequence A099581 A026696 A082708 %Y A085480 Adjacent sequences: A085477 A085478 A085479 this_sequence A085481 A085482 A085483 %K A085480 nonn %O A085480 1,1 %A A085480 Gary W. Adamson (qntmpkt(AT)yahoo.com), Jul 02 2003 %E A085480 More terms from Philippe DELEHAM (kolotoko(AT)wanadoo.fr), Sep 12 2009 Search completed in 0.001 seconds