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A211616
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Number of ordered triples (w,x,y) with all terms in {-n,...-1,1,...,n} and -2<=w+x+y<=2.
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2
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0, 6, 42, 102, 192, 312, 462, 642, 852, 1092, 1362, 1662, 1992, 2352, 2742, 3162, 3612, 4092, 4602, 5142, 5712, 6312, 6942, 7602, 8292, 9012, 9762, 10542, 11352, 12192, 13062, 13962, 14892, 15852, 16842, 17862, 18912, 19992, 21102, 22242, 23412, 24612, 25842
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OFFSET
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0,2
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COMMENTS
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For a guide to related sequences, see A211422.
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LINKS
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FORMULA
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a(n) = 3*a(n-1) - 3*a(n-2) + a(n-3) for n>4.
G.f.: 6*x*(1 + 4*x - x^2 + x^3) / (1 - x)^3.
a(n) = 3*(4 - 5*n + 5*n^2) for n>1.
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MATHEMATICA
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t = Compile[{{u, _Integer}}, Module[{s = 0}, (Do[If[-2 <= w + x + y <= 2, s = s + 1], {w, #}, {x, #}, {y, #}] &[Flatten[{Reverse[-#], #} &[Range[1, u]]]]; s)]];
Map[t[#] &, Range[0, 70]] (* A211616 *)
%/6 (* integers *)
FindLinearRecurrence[%]
Join[{0, 6}, LinearRecurrence[{3, -3, 1}, {42, 102, 192}, 38]] (* Ray Chandler, Aug 02 2015 *)
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PROG
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(PARI) concat(0, Vec(6*x*(1 + 4*x - x^2 + x^3) / (1 - x)^3 + O(x^40))) \\ Colin Barker, Dec 04 2017
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CROSSREFS
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KEYWORD
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nonn,easy
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AUTHOR
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STATUS
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approved
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