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A121196
Consider the tiling of the plane with squares of two different sizes as in Fig. 2.4.2(g) of Grünbaum and Shephard, p. 74. a(n) is the number of connected figures that can be formed on this tiling, from n tiles, each composed of a big square and an adjacent little square.
3
1, 11, 114, 1519, 20769
OFFSET
1,2
COMMENTS
The Zucca web site calls these figures "n-PairSquares".
REFERENCES
Branko Grünbaum and G. C. Shephard, Tilings and Patterns. W. H. Freeman, New York, 1987.
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
N. J. A. Sloane, Aug 17 2006
EXTENSIONS
Better definition from Don Reble, Aug 17 2007
STATUS
approved