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A262414
Number of (n+1) X (2+1) 0..1 arrays with each row divisible by 3 and column not divisible by 3, read as a binary number with top and left being the most significant bits.
1
0, 4, 12, 48, 144, 468, 1404, 4320, 12960, 39204, 117612, 353808, 1061424, 3187188, 9561564, 28693440, 86080320, 258267204, 774801612, 2324483568, 6973450704, 20920588308, 62761764924, 188286003360, 564858010080, 1694576156004
OFFSET
1,2
LINKS
FORMULA
Empirical: a(n) = 3*a(n-1) + 3*a(n-2) - 9*a(n-3).
Empirical g.f.: 4*x^2 / ((1 - 3*x)*(1 - 3*x^2)). - Colin Barker, Dec 31 2018
EXAMPLE
Some solutions for n=4:
..1..1..0....0..1..1....0..1..1....1..1..0....0..1..1....1..1..0....0..0..0
..0..1..1....1..1..0....0..1..1....0..1..1....1..1..0....0..1..1....1..1..0
..0..1..1....1..1..0....0..1..1....0..0..0....0..0..0....1..1..0....0..0..0
..0..0..0....1..1..0....1..1..0....0..0..0....1..1..0....0..0..0....1..1..0
..0..1..1....0..1..1....0..1..1....1..1..0....0..0..0....0..0..0....0..1..1
CROSSREFS
Column 2 of A262420.
Sequence in context: A057346 A255230 A253087 * A081620 A282023 A149376
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
R. H. Hardin, Sep 22 2015
STATUS
approved