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A274853
Number of n X 3 0..2 arrays with no element equal to any value at offset (-1,0) (0,-1) or (-2,-2) and new values introduced in order 0..2.
1
2, 9, 19, 43, 100, 233, 542, 1260, 2929, 6809, 15829, 36798, 85545, 198868, 462312, 1074745, 2498479, 5808259, 13502564, 31389653, 72972090, 169639528, 394364057, 916785205, 2131267029, 4954594734, 11518035349, 26776183608, 62247074860
OFFSET
1,1
LINKS
FORMULA
Empirical: a(n) = 3*a(n-1) - 2*a(n-2) + a(n-3) for n>4.
Empirical g.f.: x*(2 + 3*x - 4*x^2 + 2*x^3) / (1 - 3*x + 2*x^2 - x^3). - Colin Barker, Jan 31 2019
EXAMPLE
Some solutions for n=4:
..0..1..0. .0..1..2. .0..1..0. .0..1..0. .0..1..2. .0..1..0. .0..1..2
..1..2..1. .1..2..0. .1..2..1. .2..0..1. .1..2..0. .2..0..2. .1..2..0
..2..0..2. .2..0..1. .0..1..2. .0..1..2. .0..1..2. .0..2..1. .2..1..2
..0..2..0. .0..1..2. .1..2..0. .1..2..1. .1..2..0. .2..1..0. .1..2..0
CROSSREFS
Column 3 of A274858.
Sequence in context: A173663 A294546 A135207 * A264670 A026541 A038249
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
R. H. Hardin, Jul 09 2016
STATUS
approved