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A154518
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a(n) = 216*n - 12.
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3
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204, 420, 636, 852, 1068, 1284, 1500, 1716, 1932, 2148, 2364, 2580, 2796, 3012, 3228, 3444, 3660, 3876, 4092, 4308, 4524, 4740, 4956, 5172, 5388, 5604, 5820, 6036, 6252, 6468, 6684, 6900, 7116, 7332, 7548, 7764, 7980, 8196, 8412, 8628
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OFFSET
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1,1
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COMMENTS
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The identity (648*n^2 - 72*n + 1)^2 - (9*n^2 - n)*(216*n - 12)^2 = 1 can be written as A154514(n)^2 - A154516(n)*a(n)^2 = 1 (see also the second comment at A154514). - Vincenzo Librandi, Jan 30 2012
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FORMULA
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a(n) = 12*(18n-1).
O.g.f.: 12*x*(17+x)/(x-1)^2. (End)
a(n) = 2*a(n-1) - a(n-2).
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MATHEMATICA
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PROG
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(Magma) I:=[204, 420]; [n le 2 select I[n] else 2*Self(n-1)-Self(n-2): n in [1..50]]; // Vincenzo Librandi, Jan 30 2012
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KEYWORD
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nonn,easy
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STATUS
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approved
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