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a(n) = n*(n+1)*(n+2)^2/6.
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0, 3, 16, 50, 120, 245, 448, 756, 1200, 1815, 2640, 3718, 5096, 6825, 8960, 11560, 14688, 18411, 22800, 27930, 33880, 40733, 48576, 57500, 67600, 78975, 91728, 105966, 121800, 139345, 158720, 180048, 203456, 229075, 257040, 287490, 320568, 356421, 395200
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Consider the set B(n) = {1,2,3,...n}. Let a(0) = 0. Then a(n) = Sum [ b(i)^2 - b(j)^2] for all i, j = 1 to n, b(i) belongs to B(n). E.g., a(3) = (3^2-1^2) + (3^2-2^2) + (2^2-1^2) = 16. - Amarnath Murthy, Jun 01 2001
a(n) is the sum of all pairs with repetitions allowed drawn from the set of triangular numbers from A000217(0) to A000217(n). This is similar to A027480 but uses triangular numbers instead of the integers. Example for n=2: 0+1, 0+3, 1+1, 1+3, 3+3 gives sum of 16 = a(2). - J. M. Bergot, Mar 23 2016
a(n) is the number of lattice rectangles (squares included) inside half of an Aztec diamond of order n. This shape is obtained by stacking n rows of consecutive unit lattice squares, with the centers of rows vertically aligned and consisting successively of 2n, 2n-2,..., 4, 2 squares. See below the representation for n=6.
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a(n-1) = (n+1)*binomial(n+1, 3) is the number of certain rectangles (squares included) in an n X n square filled with 1 X 1 squares. Divide the n X n square, for n >= 2, into two complementary staircases by the boundary consisting of 2*n length 1 edges. For n = 1 there is no boundary. See a A000332 figure in the Mircea Dan Rus comment for the staircase with basis length n = 4. The complementary staircase is upside down with basis length n-1 = 3. Then a(n-1) is the number of rectangles in the n X n square which have at least one border link in their interior. This counting is based on the binomial identity given in the formula section, using A096948 (for n=m), A000332(n+3) and A000332(n+2). - Wolfdieter Lang, Sep 22 2020
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FORMULA
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a(n) = 5*a(n-1) - 10*a(n-2) + 10*a(n-3) - 5*a(n-4) + a(n-5). - Wesley Ivan Hurt, Oct 28 2014
a(n-1) = T(n)^2 - (s(n) + s(n-1)), with T(n) = binomial(n+1, 2) = A000217(n) and s(n) = binomial(n+3, 4) = A000332(n+3), for n >= 1. See a comment above, and the formula by Mircea Dan Rus. - Wolfdieter Lang, Sep 22 2020
Sum_{n>=1} (-1)^(n+1)/a(n) = Pi^2/4 + 12*log(2) - 21/2. - Amiram Eldar, Jan 28 2022
E.g.f.: exp(x)*x*(18 + 30*x + 11*x^2 + x^3)/6. - Stefano Spezia, Mar 04 2023
a(n) = Sum_{j=0..n+1} binomial(n+1,2) + binomial(n+1,3). - Detlef Meya, Jan 20 2024
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MATHEMATICA
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LinearRecurrence[{5, -10, 10, -5, 1}, {0, 3, 16, 50, 120, 245}, 40] (* Harvey P. Dale, Nov 09 2022 *)
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