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A193866
Even pentagonal numbers divided by 2.
4
0, 6, 11, 35, 46, 88, 105, 165, 188, 266, 295, 391, 426, 540, 581, 713, 760, 910, 963, 1131, 1190, 1376, 1441, 1645, 1716, 1938, 2015, 2255, 2338, 2596, 2685, 2961, 3056, 3350, 3451, 3763, 3870, 4200, 4313, 4661, 4780, 5146, 5271, 5655, 5786, 6188
OFFSET
0,2
FORMULA
a(n) = 1/16*(1-3*(-1)^n+12*n)*(1-(-1)^n+4*n).
a(n) = A014633(n)/2.
a(0)=0, a(1)=6, a(2)=11, a(3)=35, a(4)=46, a(n)=a(n-1)+2*a(n-2)-2*a(n-3)-a(n-4)+a(n-5). G.f.: x*(6+5*x+12*x^2+x^3)/(1-x-2*x^2+2*x^3+x^4-x^5). [Colin Barker, Jan 25 2012]
MATHEMATICA
Table[(1/16 (1 - 3 (-1)^n + 12 n) (1 - (-1)^n + 4 n)), {n, 0, 50}] (* Vincenzo Librandi, Jun 20 2015 *)
Select[PolygonalNumber[5, Range[0, 100]], EvenQ]/2 (* Requires Mathematica version 10 or later *) (* Harvey P. Dale, Sep 13 2018 *)
PROG
(PARI) a(n)=3*n^2+if(n%2, 5*n+1, -n)/2 \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, Aug 18 2011
(Magma) [1/16*(1-3*(-1)^n+12*n)*(1-(-1)^n+4*n): n in [0..60]]; // Vincenzo Librandi, Jun 20 2015
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,easy
AUTHOR
Omar E. Pol, Aug 18 2011
STATUS
approved