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A258918
Number of (n+2) X (1+2) 0..1 arrays with no 3 x 3 subblock diagonal sum equal to the antidiagonal sum or central row sum equal to the central column sum.
1
200, 576, 1680, 5184, 15840, 46656, 138240, 419904, 1270080, 3779136, 11275200, 34012224, 102409920, 306110016, 916090560, 2754990144, 8278407360, 24794911296, 74304112320, 223154201664, 669946334400, 2008387814976
OFFSET
1,1
LINKS
FORMULA
Empirical: a(n) = 3*a(n-1) - 6*a(n-2) + 18*a(n-3).
Empirical g.f.: 8*x*(25 - 3*x + 144*x^2) / ((1 - 3*x)*(1 + 6*x^2)). - Colin Barker, Dec 23 2018
EXAMPLE
Some solutions for n=4:
..0..1..1....1..1..0....1..0..0....1..0..0....1..0..1....1..0..0....0..0..1
..1..0..0....0..1..1....0..1..1....1..0..1....1..1..1....1..1..0....0..1..0
..1..1..1....1..1..1....1..0..1....0..0..0....1..0..0....0..0..0....1..1..0
..0..0..0....1..0..0....0..0..0....1..1..0....0..1..1....0..0..0....0..1..1
..1..1..0....0..1..1....1..1..0....1..0..0....0..0..1....1..1..0....0..1..0
..0..0..1....0..0..0....1..0..0....0..1..1....1..1..0....1..0..0....1..0..0
CROSSREFS
Column 1 of A258921.
Sequence in context: A117412 A109632 A258921 * A129641 A202966 A218846
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
R. H. Hardin, Jun 14 2015
STATUS
approved