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A059406
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a(n) = a(n-1)*(3a(n-1) + 1)/2 with a(1) = 1.
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OFFSET
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1,2
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COMMENTS
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a(1) = 1, a(n+1) = sum of a(n) numbers beginning with a(n) + 1: a(2) = 2, a(3) = 3+4 = 7, a(4) = 8+9+...13+14 = 77. - Amarnath Murthy, Sep 07 2005
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FORMULA
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EXAMPLE
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a(3) = 7 so a(4) = 7*(3*7 + 1)/2 = 7*22/2 = 77.
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MATHEMATICA
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f[n_Integer] := n(3n + 1)/2; NestList[f, 2, 8]
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PROG
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(PARI) { a=2/3; for (n = 1, 12, write("b059406.txt", n, " ", a=a*(3*a + 1)/2); ) } \\ Harry J. Smith, Jun 26 2009
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CROSSREFS
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KEYWORD
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nonn
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AUTHOR
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STATUS
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approved
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