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A305477
Number of nX3 0..1 arrays with every element unequal to 0, 1, 3, 6 or 8 king-move adjacent elements, with upper left element zero.
1
3, 7, 10, 21, 40, 70, 125, 231, 419, 752, 1365, 2482, 4488, 8121, 14729, 26689, 48322, 87545, 158636, 287360, 520537, 943067, 1708503, 3095024, 5606953, 10157742, 18401740, 33336465, 60392685, 109407857, 198203346, 359065917, 650486008
OFFSET
1,1
COMMENTS
Column 3 of A305482.
FORMULA
Empirical: a(n) = a(n-1) +3*a(n-3) -2*a(n-6) for n>9.
Empirical: -x*(-2*x^8-2*x^6-2*x^4+2*x^3+3*x^2+4*x+3)/(-2*x^6+3*x^3+x-1). - Simon Plouffe, Jun 20 2018
EXAMPLE
Some solutions for n=5
..0..0..1. .0..0..0. .0..0..0. .0..0..0. .0..0..0. .0..0..0. .0..1..1
..0..1..1. .0..0..0. .0..0..0. .0..0..0. .0..0..0. .0..0..1. .1..1..1
..1..1..1. .1..0..0. .0..1..0. .0..0..0. .0..0..0. .0..1..1. .1..1..1
..1..1..1. .1..1..0. .0..0..0. .0..0..0. .0..0..0. .1..1..1. .1..1..1
..1..1..1. .1..1..1. .0..0..0. .1..0..0. .0..0..0. .1..1..1. .1..1..0
CROSSREFS
Cf. A305482.
Sequence in context: A053159 A345891 A279912 * A316306 A317261 A363643
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
R. H. Hardin, Jun 02 2018
STATUS
approved