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Number of edges in a hexagon when n internal hexagons are drawn between the 6n points that divide each side into n+1 equal parts.
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%I #13 Sep 18 2022 12:37:28

%S 6,18,54,114,198,306,438,594,774,942,1206,1422,1734,2034,2310,2706,

%T 3078,3474,3894,4242,4806,5298,5814,6186,6918,7506,8118,8706,9414,

%U 9978,10806,11538,12258,13074,13842,14562,15558,16434,17298,17970,19206,20082,21174,22122,23154,24306,25398,26286

%N Number of edges in a hexagon when n internal hexagons are drawn between the 6n points that divide each side into n+1 equal parts.

%C Unlike similar dissections of the triangle and square, see A357008 and A357061, there is no obvious pattern for n values that yield hexagons with non-simple intersections; these n values begin 9, 11, 14, 19, 23, 27, 29, 32, 34, 35, 38, 39, 41, 43, ... .

%F a(n) = A357196(n) + A357197(n) - 1 by Euler's formula.

%F Conjecture: a(n) = 12*n^2 + 6 for hexagons that only contain simple intersections when cut by n internal hexagons.

%Y Cf. A357196 (regions), A357197 (vertices), A330845, A357008 (triangle), A357061 (square).

%K nonn

%O 0,1

%A _Scott R. Shannon_, Sep 17 2022