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A069442
Half the number of n X 4 binary arrays with no path of adjacent 1's or adjacent 0's from top row to bottom row.
0
0, 8, 440, 13002, 291782, 5718464, 103948054, 1806753034, 30539121806, 507006229578, 8318320069722, 135401306105052, 2192221953687972, 35363748022460400, 569037825802441810, 9140526218802015968, 146649357444276412850, 2350864549078452042124
OFFSET
1,2
FORMULA
a(n) = 2^(4*n-1) - A069379(n) + A069404(n). - Sean A. Irvine, Aug 23 2024
CROSSREFS
Cf. 2 X n A000079, n X 1 A000225, vertical path of 1 A069361-A069395, vertical paths of 0+1 A069396-A069416, vertical path of 1 not 0 A069417-A069428, no vertical paths A069429-A069447, no horizontal or vertical paths A069448-A069452.
Sequence in context: A101356 A231102 A231824 * A215527 A240320 A378805
KEYWORD
nonn,easy
AUTHOR
R. H. Hardin, Mar 22 2002
EXTENSIONS
More terms from Sean A. Irvine, Aug 23 2024
STATUS
approved