Start with Pascal's triangle; form a triangle by sliding down n steps from top on both sides and including the horizontal row, deleting the inner numbers; a(n) = sum of entries on perimeter of triangle.

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Start with Pascal's triangle; form a triangle by sliding down n steps from top on both sides and including the horizontal row, deleting the inner numbers; a(n) = sum of entries on perimeter of triangle.

Terms

    a(0) =1a(1) =3a(2) =7a(3) =13a(4) =23a(5) =41a(6) =75a(7) =141a(8) =271a(9) =529a(10) =1043a(11) =2069a(12) =4119a(13) =8217a(14) =16411a(15) =32797a(16) =65567a(17) =131105a(18) =262179a(19) =524325a(20) =1048615a(21) =2097193a(22) =4194347a(23) =8388653a(24) =16777263a(25) =33554481a(26) =67108915a(27) =134217781a(28) =268435511a(29) =536870969

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