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A079213 Triangle read by rows giving T(n,k) = number of sets of k black squares in an n X n checkerboard with the upper left corner colored black, such that the line joining any 2 squares slopes down to the right, 0 <= k <= n. 0
1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 1, 5, 3, 1, 1, 8, 12, 4, 1, 1, 13, 28, 22, 5, 1, 1, 18, 63, 68, 35, 6, 1, 1, 25, 117, 197, 135, 51, 7, 1, 1, 32, 208, 464, 480, 236, 70, 8, 1, 1, 41, 336, 1016, 1376, 996, 378, 92, 9, 1, 1, 50, 525, 2000, 3600, 3372, 1848, 568, 117, 10, 1, 1, 61, 775, 3725 (list; table; graph; refs; listen; history; text; internal format)
OFFSET
0,5
COMMENTS
Based on a question from Cees H. Elzinga (ch.elzinga(AT)tiscali.nl), Dec 30 2002
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FORMULA
More generally, let f(m, n, k) be the number of such sets in an m X n checkerboard. Then f(m, n, k) = sum_{k-1<=m'<m, k-1<=n'<n, m+n+m'+n' even} f(m', n', k-1).
G.f.: sum_{m>=0, n>=0, k>=0} f(m, n, k) x^m y^n z^k = (1+x)(1+y)/((1-x^2)(1-y^2)+x y z(1+x y)).
T(n, 0) = T(n, n) = 1. T(n, 1) = ceiling(n^2/2). T(n, 2) = (n^2 (n^2-2n+4))/16 if n is even, ((n-1)^2 (n^2+3))/16 if n is odd. T(n, n-1) = n. T(n, n-2) = (n-1)(3n-4)/2.
G.f. (conjectured): sum_{n>=0, k>=0} T(n, k) x^n y^k = sqrt((1+x)/((1+x-x y)((1-x)^2 - x y(1+x)))).
Conjecture: sum_{k=0..n} T(n, k) = A025565(n+1).
EXAMPLE
T(5,3)=22; one of the 22 sets of 3 is shown by the asterisks below; the 'o's denote black squares not in the set.
*.o.o
.*.o.
o.o.*
.o.o.
o.o.o
MATHEMATICA
f[m_, n_, 0] := 1; f[m_, n_, k_] := f[m, n, k]=Sum[If[EvenQ[m+n+mp+np], f[mp, np, k-1], 0], {mp, k-1, m-1}, {np, k-1, n-1}]; T[n_, k_] := f[n, n, k]; Flatten[Table[T[n, k], {n, 0, 11}, {k, 0, n}]]
CROSSREFS
Cf. A025565.
Sequence in context: A160364 A107735 A137570 * A047884 A124328 A368487
KEYWORD
nonn,easy,tabl
AUTHOR
Dean Hickerson, Jan 02 2003
STATUS
approved

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