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A173810
a(n) = (8*10^n - 71)/9 for n > 0.
2
1, 81, 881, 8881, 88881, 888881, 8888881, 88888881, 888888881, 8888888881, 88888888881, 888888888881, 8888888888881, 88888888888881, 888888888888881, 8888888888888881, 88888888888888881, 888888888888888881, 8888888888888888881, 88888888888888888881, 888888888888888888881
OFFSET
1,2
FORMULA
a(n) = 10*a(n-1) + 71 for n > 0, a(0) = -7.
From Vincenzo Librandi, Jul 05 2012: (Start)
G.f.: x*(1+70*x)/((1-x)*(1-10*x)).
a(n) = 11*a(n-1) - 10*a(n-2). (End)
E.g.f.: exp(x)*(8*exp(9*x) - 71)/9. - Elmo R. Oliveira, Sep 09 2024
MAPLE
A173810:=n->(8*10^n-71)/9; seq(A173810(k), k=1..50); # Wesley Ivan Hurt, Nov 05 2013
MATHEMATICA
CoefficientList[Series[(1+70*x)/((1-x)*(1-10*x)), {x, 0, 30}], x] (* Vincenzo Librandi, Jul 05 2012
LinearRecurrence[{11, -10}, {1, 81}, 30] (* Harvey P. Dale, Feb 20 2016 *)
PROG
(Magma) [(8*10^n-71)/9: n in [1..20]]; // Vincenzo Librandi, Jul 05 2012
CROSSREFS
Cf. A092675.
Sequence in context: A067478 A076749 A222995 * A205047 A086580 A206269
KEYWORD
nonn,easy
AUTHOR
Vincenzo Librandi, Feb 25 2010
STATUS
approved