OFFSET
0,2
COMMENTS
Pisano period lengths: 1, 2, 8, 4, 12, 8, 6, 8, 24, 12, 24, 8, 28, 6, 24, 16, 16, 24, 40, 12, ... (is this A175181?). - R. J. Mathar, Aug 10 2012
LINKS
Tanya Khovanova, Recursive Sequences
FORMULA
a(n) = 2*a(n-1) + a(n-2); a(0)=1, a(1)=6.
G.f.: (1+4*x)/(1 - 2*x - x^2). - Philippe Deléham, Nov 03 2008
EXAMPLE
a(n)=[ (5+sqrt(2))(1+sqrt(2))^n-(5-sqrt(2))(1-sqrt(2))^n ]/2*sqrt(2)
MAPLE
with(combinat): a:=n->4*fibonacci(n-1, 2)+fibonacci(n, 2): seq(a(n), n=1..26); # Zerinvary Lajos, Apr 04 2008
MATHEMATICA
a[n_]:=(MatrixPower[{{1, 2}, {1, 1}}, n].{{5}, {1}})[[2, 1]]; Table[a[n], {n, 0, 40}] (* Vladimir Joseph Stephan Orlovsky, Feb 20 2010 *)
LinearRecurrence[{2, 1}, {1, 6}, 30] (* Harvey P. Dale, Mar 29 2013 *)
PROG
(Maxima)
a[0]:1$
a[1]:6$
a[n]:=2*a[n-1]+a[n-2]$
A048693(n):=a[n]$
makelist(A048693(n), n, 0, 30); /* Martin Ettl, Nov 03 2012 */
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
easy,nonn
AUTHOR
Barry E. Williams
STATUS
reviewed