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A229573
Number of defective 4-colorings of an n X 3 0..3 array connected horizontally, vertically, diagonally and antidiagonally with exactly one mistake, and colors introduced in row-major 0..3 order.
1
2, 26, 76, 171, 362, 757, 1584, 3323, 6982, 14673, 30812, 64615, 135282, 282749, 589960, 1228947, 2556062, 5308585, 11010228, 22806719, 47186122, 97517781, 201326816, 415236331, 855638262, 1761607937, 3623878924, 7449084183
OFFSET
1,1
LINKS
FORMULA
Empirical: a(n) = 6*a(n-1) - 13*a(n-2) + 12*a(n-3) - 4*a(n-4) for n>5.
Empirical g.f.: x*(2 + 14*x - 54*x^2 + 29*x^3 + 20*x^4) / ((1 - x)^2*(1 - 2*x)^2). - Colin Barker, Sep 19 2018
EXAMPLE
Some solutions for n=3:
..0..0..1....0..1..0....0..0..1....0..1..0....0..1..1....0..1..2....0..1..2
..2..3..2....2..2..3....1..2..3....2..3..2....2..3..2....2..3..0....2..1..3
..1..0..1....3..1..0....3..0..1....0..1..2....1..0..1....1..1..2....3..0..2
CROSSREFS
Column 3 of A229578.
Sequence in context: A247957 A152997 A345693 * A337396 A067204 A202077
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
R. H. Hardin, Sep 26 2013
STATUS
approved