OFFSET
0,2
COMMENTS
The width/height of the entire figure grows as ~ 2*n^3 for large n. See the Formula section below.
LINKS
Scott R. Shannon, Image for n = 2. In this and other images the square's points are highlighted as white dots while the outer open regions, which are not counted, are darkened. The key for the edge-number coloring is shown at the top-left of the image.
Scott R. Shannon, Image for n = 3.
Scott R. Shannon, Image for n = 4.
Scott R. Shannon, Image for n = 5.
Scott R. Shannon, Image for n = 6.
FORMULA
Assuming the square is of size n x n centered on the origin the x (or y) offset for the eight outermost vertices is n^3 - 2*n^2 + 3*n/2, which have a corresponding y (or x) offset of n^2 - 3*n/2 + 1. The total distance from the origin of these vertices is sqrt(n^6 - 4*n^5 + 8*n^4 - 9*n^3 + 13*n^2/2 - 3*n + 1).
EXAMPLE
a(2) = 80. Connecting the 8 perimeter points results in the creation of forty-eight 3-gons and eight 4-gons inside the square while creating twenty-four 3-gons outside the square, giving eighty polygons in total. See the linked images.
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,more
AUTHOR
Scott R. Shannon and N. J. A. Sloane, Jun 20 2021
STATUS
approved