A109673 Hexagonal pyramid related to Prouhet-Tarry problem.

1, 1, 1, 1, 3, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 2, 8, 8, 2, 1, 8, 15, 8, 1, 2, 8, 8, 2, 1, 2, 1, 1, 3, 3, 1, 3, 15, 24, 15, 3, 3, 24, 60, 60, 24, 3, 1, 15, 60, 93, 60, 15, 1, 3, 24, 60, 60, 24, 3, 3, 15, 24, 15, 3, 1, 3, 3, 1, 1, 4, 6, 4, 1, 4, 24, 52, 52, 24, 4, 6, 52, 160, 228, 160, 52, 6, 4, 52

Offset

0,5

Comments

Entries of slices [n,n] in A109672, read by rows.

Greatest numbers in each slice (central numbers) form A002893 : 1, 3, 15, 93, 639, ...

Links

Table of n, a(n) for n=0..83.

Formula

Sum of terms in slice [n, n] = 3^(2n); example : 1+2+1+2+8+15+8+1+2+8+8+2+1+2+1 = 3^4 = 81 for the slice [2, 2].

Example

Slice [0, 0]:
... 1 ...
Slice [1,1]:
... 1 1 ...
.. 1 3 1 ...
... 1 1 ...
Slice [2,2]:
.... 1 2 1 ...
... 2 8 8 2 ...
.. 1 8 15 8 1 ...
... 2 8 8 2 ...
.... 1 2 1 ....
Slice [3,3]:
...... 1 3 3 1 .....
.... 3 15 24 15 3 ...
... 3 24 60 60 24 3 ...
.. 1 15 60 93 60 15 1 ...
... 3 24 60 60 24 3 ...
.... 3 15 24 15 3 ....
...... 1 3 3 1 ....

Crossrefs

Sequence in context: A109393 A030348 A143811 * A023591 A165661 A107711

Adjacent sequences: A109670 A109671 A109672 * A109674 A109675 A109676

Keyword

nonn,tabf,easy

Author

Philippe Deléham, Aug 07 2005

Status

approved