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A183684
Number of (n+1) X 6 binary arrays with every 2 X 2 subblock nonsingular.
1
96, 528, 2688, 14144, 73344, 382848, 1992320, 10382976, 54072960, 281700992, 1467309696, 7643513472, 39814841984, 207399103104, 1080347897472, 5627597738624, 29314404685440, 152700279978624, 795423120883328
OFFSET
1,1
COMMENTS
Column 5 of A183688.
LINKS
FORMULA
Empirical: a(n) = 3*a(n-1) + 18*a(n-2) - 20*a(n-3) - 72*a(n-4).
Empirical g.f.: 16*x*(6 + 15*x - 39*x^2 - 94*x^3) / ((1 + 2*x)*(1 - 5*x - 8*x^2 + 36*x^3)). - Colin Barker, Apr 04 2018
EXAMPLE
Some solutions for 3 X 6:
..0..1..1..0..1..0....1..0..1..1..0..1....0..1..0..1..0..1....1..1..0..1..1..0
..1..0..1..1..1..1....0..1..0..1..1..0....1..1..1..1..1..0....1..0..1..0..1..1
..0..1..1..0..1..0....1..0..1..0..1..1....0..1..0..1..0..1....0..1..1..1..1..0
CROSSREFS
Cf. A183688.
Sequence in context: A234076 A337303 A216372 * A251167 A251160 A233029
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
R. H. Hardin, Jan 06 2011
STATUS
approved