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A277768
Number of 3Xn 0..2 arrays with every element equal to some element at offset (-1,-1) (-1,0) (-1,1) (0,-1) (0,1) or (1,0) both plus 1 mod 3 and minus 1 mod 3, with new values introduced in order 0..2.
1
0, 2, 17, 204, 1989, 21141, 220549, 2292380, 23911889, 249253583, 2597767946, 27078215723, 282249897665, 2942003150449, 30665850885332, 319644266438138, 3331797339053418, 34728844714392948, 361994612635214032
OFFSET
1,2
COMMENTS
Row 3 of A277767.
LINKS
FORMULA
Empirical: a(n) = 11*a(n-1) -a(n-2) +10*a(n-3) -648*a(n-4) -323*a(n-5) +2443*a(n-6) +9234*a(n-7) -2121*a(n-8) +1974*a(n-9) -6288*a(n-10) +2781*a(n-11) -4959*a(n-12) +757*a(n-13) -898*a(n-14) +2180*a(n-15) +116*a(n-16) +44*a(n-17) -288*a(n-18)
EXAMPLE
Some solutions for n=4
..0..1..2..0. .0..1..1..0. .0..1..2..0. .0..1..0..2. .0..1..2..1
..2..1..0..1. .2..2..2..2. .2..1..1..1. .2..2..2..1. .2..0..0..0
..0..1..2..1. .1..0..0..1. .0..1..2..0. .0..1..0..2. .0..1..1..2
CROSSREFS
Cf. A277767.
Sequence in context: A378690 A234461 A363495 * A364335 A364446 A333990
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
R. H. Hardin, Oct 29 2016
STATUS
approved