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A054417 Number of connected 3 X n binary matrices with rightmost column [1,0,0]'. 4
1, 5, 37, 249, 1657, 11037, 73533, 489905, 3263921, 21745397, 144875541, 965212201, 6430585769, 42842841485, 285434194093, 1901663763041, 12669557966433, 84409085446373, 562363243040517, 3746663234776665 (list; graph; refs; listen; history; internal format)
OFFSET

1,2

COMMENTS

A connected (0,1) matrix is one where you can get from any black square, i.e. a 1, to any other by chess king moves.

REFERENCES

R. Levy and J. Shapiro, Uniqueness in paint-by-numbers puzzles, preprint, 2000.

FORMULA

a(n)=7a(n-1)-3a(n-2)+5a(n-3).

CROSSREFS

Cf. A054418-A054421.

Sequence in context: A202556 A015548 A183385 * A080507 A108049 A121141

Adjacent sequences:  A054414 A054415 A054416 * A054418 A054419 A054420

KEYWORD

nonn

AUTHOR

N. J. A. Sloane (njas(AT)research.att.com), May 22 2000

EXTENSIONS

More terms from James A. Sellers (sellersj(AT)math.psu.edu), May 23 2000

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