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Number of n X 3 0..1 arrays avoiding 0 0 0 and 0 0 1 horizontally and 0 0 0 and 1 0 1 vertically.
2

%I #9 Mar 06 2018 15:48:22

%S 6,36,102,279,741,1995,5404,14555,39180,105688,284961,767907,2070021,

%T 5580470,15042195,40547128,109300950,294632265,794208105,2140875657,

%U 5770963528,15556228121,41933454712,113036097920,304700733021

%N Number of n X 3 0..1 arrays avoiding 0 0 0 and 0 0 1 horizontally and 0 0 0 and 1 0 1 vertically.

%C Column 3 of A208028.

%H R. H. Hardin, <a href="/A208023/b208023.txt">Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..210</a>

%F Empirical: a(n) = a(n-1) + a(n-2) + 8*a(n-3) + 4*a(n-4) + 3*a(n-5) - 5*a(n-6) - a(n-7) + a(n-9) for n>10.

%F Empirical g.f.: x*(6 + 30*x + 60*x^2 + 93*x^3 + 48*x^4 - 3*x^5 - 50*x^6 - 8*x^7 + 6*x^8 + 9*x^9) / (1 - x - x^2 - 8*x^3 - 4*x^4 - 3*x^5 + 5*x^6 + x^7 - x^9). - _Colin Barker_, Mar 06 2018

%e Some solutions for n=4:

%e ..1..0..0....0..1..1....1..1..1....1..1..1....1..1..0....1..0..0....0..1..0

%e ..0..1..0....0..1..1....1..1..1....0..1..0....0..1..0....0..1..0....1..0..1

%e ..0..1..1....1..0..0....1..1..0....0..1..0....0..1..1....0..1..1....1..0..1

%e ..1..1..1....1..0..0....1..0..0....1..0..1....1..1..1....1..0..0....1..1..1

%Y Cf. A208028.

%K nonn

%O 1,1

%A _R. H. Hardin_, Feb 22 2012