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A210045
Number of (n+1)X2 0..2 arrays containing all values 0..2 with every 2X2 subblock having two distinct values, and new values 0..2 introduced in row major order
1
0, 9, 75, 475, 2695, 14443, 74831, 379459, 1896807, 9388731, 46152447, 225762931, 1100476759, 5350600939, 25966867823, 125848830499, 609324773703, 2948038268955, 14255607687903, 68907738083539, 332985156888631
OFFSET
1,2
COMMENTS
Column 1 of A210052
LINKS
FORMULA
Empirical: a(n) = 7*a(n-1) -6*a(n-2) -20*a(n-3) -8*a(n-4).
Empirical G.f.: x^2*(3+2*x)^2/((1-3*x-2*x^2)*(1-4*x-4*x^2)). [Colin Barker, Mar 23 2012]
EXAMPLE
Some solutions for n=4
..0..0....0..1....0..1....0..0....0..0....0..0....0..0....0..0....0..1....0..1
..1..0....0..0....0..0....0..1....0..1....0..1....0..1....0..1....0..0....1..1
..1..0....1..0....1..0....0..0....0..1....0..1....1..1....1..1....2..0....1..0
..0..0....0..0....1..1....1..1....0..0....0..0....1..2....0..0....0..2....1..1
..0..2....2..0....1..2....1..2....0..2....2..0....1..1....2..2....2..2....2..1
CROSSREFS
Sequence in context: A339483 A274311 A281804 * A125397 A095249 A190983
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
R. H. Hardin Mar 16 2012
STATUS
approved