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A100178
Structured hexagonal diamond numbers (vertex structure 5).
10
1, 8, 29, 72, 145, 256, 413, 624, 897, 1240, 1661, 2168, 2769, 3472, 4285, 5216, 6273, 7464, 8797, 10280, 11921, 13728, 15709, 17872, 20225, 22776, 25533, 28504, 31697, 35120, 38781, 42688, 46849, 51272, 55965, 60936, 66193, 71744, 77597, 83760, 90241, 97048, 104189
OFFSET
1,2
COMMENTS
Row 1 of the convolution array A213838. - Clark Kimberling, Jul 05 2012
FORMULA
a(n) = (1/6)*(8*n^3 - 6*n^2 + 4*n).
G.f.: x*(1+4*x+3*x^2)/(1-4*x+6*x^2-4*x^3+x^4). - Colin Barker, Jan 04 2012
From Elmo R. Oliveira, Aug 28 2025: (Start)
E.g.f.: exp(x)*x*(4*x^2 + 9*x + 3)/3.
a(n) = 4*a(n-1) - 6*a(n-2) + 4*a(n-3) - a(n-4) for n > 4.
a(n) = A167471(n)/16 = A019558(n)/48. (End)
MATHEMATICA
LinearRecurrence[{4, -6, 4, -1}, {1, 8, 29, 72}, 50] (* Paolo Xausa, Aug 06 2025 *)
PROG
(Magma) [(1/6)*(8*n^3-6*n^2+4*n): n in [1..40]]; // Vincenzo Librandi, Aug 03 2011
CROSSREFS
Cf. A000578 (alternate vertex), A000447 (structured diamonds) A100145 (for more on structured numbers).
Sequence in context: A244244 A037157 A288115 * A106113 A362153 A299260
KEYWORD
nonn,easy
AUTHOR
James A. Record (james.record(AT)gmail.com), Nov 07 2004
STATUS
approved