OFFSET
0,1
COMMENTS
See A265762 for a guide to related sequences.
LINKS
Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (5,15,-15,-5,1).
FORMULA
a(n) = 5*a(n-1) + 15*a(n-2) - 15*a(n-3) - 5*a(n-4) + a(n-5) .
G.f.: (2 (-1 + 11 x - 7 x^2 + 2 x^3 + 6 x^4))/(-1 + 5 x + 15 x^2 - 15 x^3 - 5 x^4 + x^5).
EXAMPLE
Let p(n,x) be the minimal polynomial of the number given by the n-th continued fraction:
[sqrt(3),1,1,1,...] has p(0,x) = 1 - 8 x - 7 x^2 + 2 x^3 + x^4, so a(0) = 2;
[1,sqrt(3),1,1,1,...] has p(1,x) = 1 - 12 x + 23 x^2 - 12 x^3 + x^4, so a(1) = -12;
[1,1,sqrt(3),1,1,1...] has p(2,x) = 49 - 98 x + 65 x^2 - 16 x^3 + x^4, so a(2) = -16.
MATHEMATICA
u[n_] := Table[1, {k, 1, n}]; t[n_] := Join[u[n], {Sqrt[3]}, {{1}}];
f[n_] := FromContinuedFraction[t[n]];
t = Table[MinimalPolynomial[f[n], x], {n, 0, 40}];
Coefficient[t, x, 0] ; (* A266799 *)
Coefficient[t, x, 1]; (* A266800 *)
Coefficient[t, x, 2]; (* A266801 *)
Coefficient[t, x, 3]; (* A266802 *)
Coefficient[t, x, 4]; (* A266799 *)
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
sign,easy
AUTHOR
Clark Kimberling, Jan 09 2016
STATUS
approved