OFFSET
0,2
LINKS
FORMULA
a(n) = Sum_{k=0..n} S(k, 19), with S(k, 19) = U(k, 19/2) = A078368(k) Chebyshev's polynomials of the second kind.
G.f.: 1/((1-x)*(1-19*x+x^2)) = 1/(1-20*x+20*x^2-x^3).
a(n) = 20*a(n-1)-20*a(n-2)+a(n-3), n>=2, a(-1)=0, a(0)=1, a(1)=20.
a(n) = 19*a(n-1)-a(n-2)+1, n>=1, a(-1)=0, a(0)=1.
a(n) = (S(n+1, 19) - S(n, 19) - 1)/17.
Sum_{n>=0} 1/a(n) = (21 - sqrt(357))/2. - Amiram Eldar, Jan 31 2026
MATHEMATICA
LinearRecurrence[{20, -20, 1}, {1, 20, 380}, 16] (* Amiram Eldar, Jan 31 2026 *)
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,easy
AUTHOR
Wolfdieter Lang, Aug 31 2004
STATUS
approved
