#include <iostream>
#include <cstdio>
using namespace std;
long long Function(int n){
if(n == 1){
return 2;
}else{
return 3 * Function(n-1) + 2; //重点在这!
}
}
int main(int argc, char** argv) {
int n;
while(scanf("%d", &n) != EOF){
printf("%lld\n", Function(n));
}
return 0;
}