I found a reduction formula for odd-order Chebyshev polynomials. Is it new? Are there other ones like it?

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While working on this answer, I miraculously found (and proved) the following reduction formula: $$T_{2n-1}(x)=(-1)^nx+2x\sum_{k=1}^n(-1)^{k+1}T_{2(n-k)}(x)$$ This basically allows us to express an odd-order Chebyshev polynomial as a sort of combination of the even order polynomials below it. My questions:

  • Is this formula new? I looked at DLMF, functions.wolfram.com, Wolfram mathworld, Wikipedia, etc and didn't find it. Is it worth publication?

  • Are there other formulas like it? Like, can we express the even order Chebyshev polynomials as a combination of the odd order polynomials below it?

Thanks.