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A102902 a(n)=9a(n-1)-16a(n-2). +0
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1, 9, 65, 441, 2929, 19305, 126881, 833049, 5467345, 35877321, 235418369, 1544728185, 10135859761, 66507086889, 436390025825, 2863396842201, 18788331166609, 123280631024265, 808912380552641, 5307721328585529 (list; graph; listen)
OFFSET

0,2

FORMULA

G.f.: 1/(1-9x+16x^2); a(n)=sum{k=0..n, binomial(2n-k+1, k)4^k}; a(n)=sum{k=0..floor(n/2), binomial(n-k, k)(-16)^k*9^(n-2k)}.

a(n)=-(9/34)*[9/2-(1/2)*sqrt(17)]^n*sqrt(17)+(9/34)*sqrt(17)*[9/2+(1/2)*sqrt(17)]^n+(1/2)*[9/2 -(1/2)*sqrt(17)]^n+(1/2)*[9/2+(1/2)*sqrt(17)]^n, with n>=0 - Paolo P. Lava (ppl(AT)spl.at), Jun 16 2008

PROGRAM

(Other) sage: [lucas_number1(n, 9, 16) for n in xrange(1, 21)]# [From Zerinvary Lajos (zerinvarylajos(AT)yahoo.com), Apr 23 2009]

CROSSREFS

Cf. A002540, A099459.

Sequence in context: A020299 A055284 A081040 this_sequence A127534 A037548 A036731

Adjacent sequences: A102899 A102900 A102901 this_sequence A102903 A102904 A102905

KEYWORD

easy,nonn

AUTHOR

Paul Barry (pbarry(AT)wit.ie), Jan 17 2005

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