A227832 - OEIS

A227832

Sum of odd numbers starting with 1, alternating signs (beginning with plus)

1, 4, -1, 6, -3, 8, -5, 10, -7, 12, -9, 14, -11, 16, -13, 18, -15, 20, -17, 22, -19, 24, -21, 26, -23, 28, -25, 30, -27, 32, -29, 34, -31, 36, -33, 38, -35, 40, -37, 42, -39, 44, -41, 46, -43, 48, -45, 50, -47, 52, -49

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OFFSET

1,2

COMMENTS

1st,3rd,5th (odd terms) increase by 2, 2nd,4th,6th,8th (even terms) decrease by 2 each time.

LINKS

Table of n, a(n) for n=1..51.

Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (-1,1,1).

FORMULA

a(n) = -a(n-1) + a(n-2) + a(n-3). - Charles R Greathouse IV, Aug 02 2013

G.f.: x*(2*x^2 + 5*x + 1)/((1-x)*(1+x)^2). a(n) = n*(-1)^n + 2 = A038608(n) + 2. - Ralf Stephan, Aug 07 2013

EXAMPLE

(1+3)=4 (4-5)=-1 (-1+7)=6 (6-9)=-3 (-3+11)=8 (8-13)=-5 (-5+15)=10.

PROG

(PARI) a(n) = n*(-1)^n + 2; \\ Michel Marcus, Feb 08 2016

CROSSREFS

Cf. A065164 (absolute values).

Sequence in context: A200344 A328726 A127556 * A293432 A360327 A050307

Adjacent sequences: A227829 A227830 A227831 * A227833 A227834 A227835

KEYWORD

sign,easy

AUTHOR

D.Wilde, Aug 02 2013

STATUS

approved