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A060871
Number of n X n matrices over GF(7) with rank 1.
2
6, 384, 19494, 960000, 47073606, 2306841984, 113036904294, 5538819840000, 271402252867206, 13298710955443584, 651636840771389094, 31930205225480640000, 1564580056242329380806, 76664422757230585805184, 3756556715113793827473894, 184071279040642363407360000
OFFSET
1,1
FORMULA
a(n) = (7^n - 1)^2/6.
G.f.: -6*x*(7*x+1) / ((x-1)*(7*x-1)*(49*x-1)). - Colin Barker, Dec 23 2012
EXAMPLE
a(2) = 384 because there are 385 (the second element in sequence A060721) singular 2 X 2 matrices over GF(7), that have rank <= 1 of which only the zero matrix has rank zero so a(2) = 385 - 1 = 384.
PROG
(PARI) a(n) = { (7^n - 1)^2 / 6 } \\ Harry J. Smith, Jul 13 2009
CROSSREFS
Cf. A060721.
Sequence in context: A245398 A078207 A261296 * A370845 A193133 A162137
KEYWORD
nonn,easy,changed
AUTHOR
Ahmed Fares (ahmedfares(AT)my-deja.com), May 04 2001
EXTENSIONS
More terms from Larry Reeves (larryr(AT)acm.org), May 07 2001
STATUS
approved