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A205980
Number of (n+1) X 3 0..2 arrays with every 2 X 3 or 3 X 2 subblock having exactly two clockwise edge increases.
1
423, 1980, 8004, 33504, 140802, 591336, 2482596, 10425528, 43778766, 183827574, 771932004, 3241441338, 13611219624, 57155642244, 240004267116, 1007811633786, 4231945805718, 17770531374384, 74620975427586, 313344031580448
OFFSET
1,1
COMMENTS
Column 2 of A205986.
LINKS
FORMULA
Empirical: a(n) = a(n-1) + 7*a(n-2) + 26*a(n-3) + 5*a(n-4) - 12*a(n-6) - 4*a(n-7) for n>9.
Empirical g.f.: 3*x*(141 + 519*x + 1021*x^2 + 214*x^3 - 775*x^4 - 666*x^5 - 134*x^6 + 220*x^7 + 96*x^8) / (1 - x - 7*x^2 - 26*x^3 - 5*x^4 + 12*x^6 + 4*x^7). - Colin Barker, Jun 13 2018
EXAMPLE
Some solutions for n=4:
..0..1..2....1..1..1....2..1..0....1..0..1....2..0..1....1..1..1....0..1..0
..0..2..2....1..0..2....2..1..1....2..2..1....0..0..1....0..2..2....0..2..2
..2..2..0....2..1..1....0..2..2....0..2..2....1..2..2....2..2..1....2..2..1
..0..0..1....1..1..2....2..2..1....2..0..1....0..2..2....1..1..2....2..1..0
..1..0..0....2..2..0....0..1..2....2..2..1....1..1..0....2..1..1....1..2..2
CROSSREFS
Cf. A205986.
Sequence in context: A365865 A348099 A096024 * A206662 A205831 A206408
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
R. H. Hardin, Feb 02 2012
STATUS
approved