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A218282
Hilltop maps: number of nX2 binary arrays indicating the locations of corresponding elements not exceeded by any horizontal or vertical neighbor in a random 0..4 nX2 array
1
3, 15, 63, 255, 1019, 4073, 16289, 65153, 260609, 1042417, 4169595, 16678079, 66711107, 266839591, 1067339019, 4269278705, 17076805345, 68305983505, 273218982601, 1092856125089, 4371345280527, 17485064248535, 69938989522819
OFFSET
1,1
COMMENTS
Column 2 of A218288
LINKS
FORMULA
Empirical: a(n) = 3*a(n-1) +3*a(n-2) +3*a(n-3) +3*a(n-4) +3*a(n-5) +3*a(n-6) +3*a(n-7) +2*a(n-8) +2*a(n-9) -a(n-10) -a(n-11) -a(n-12) -a(n-13) -a(n-14) -a(n-15) -a(n-16) -a(n-17)
EXAMPLE
Some solutions for n=3
..0..1....0..1....1..1....1..1....1..0....0..0....0..0....1..1....1..1....0..0
..0..0....1..1....0..0....0..0....0..0....1..0....1..0....1..1....0..1....0..0
..0..0....0..1....0..1....1..1....1..0....0..0....1..1....1..0....1..1....1..1
CROSSREFS
Sequence in context: A359082 A359083 A218236 * A103454 A024036 A111303
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
R. H. Hardin Oct 25 2012
STATUS
approved