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Maximum difficulty level (see A361424 for the definition) for tiling an n X 4 rectangle with a set of integer-sided rectangles, rounded down to the nearest integer.
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%I #5 Mar 13 2023 13:31:07

%S 4,12,48,80,480,2880,13440,53760,107520,322560,725760

%N Maximum difficulty level (see A361424 for the definition) for tiling an n X 4 rectangle with a set of integer-sided rectangles, rounded down to the nearest integer.

%C For all currently known terms, the maximum difficulty level is an integer.

%e The following table shows all sets of pieces that give the maximum (n,4)-tiling difficulty level up to n = 11.

%e \ Number of pieces of size

%e n \ 1X1 | 1X2 | 1X3 | 1X4 | 1X5 | 1X6 | 1X7 | 1X8 | 1X10| 2X2 | 2X3 | 2X4

%e ----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----

%e 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0

%e 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0

%e 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0

%e 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0

%e 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0

%e 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0

%e 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0

%e 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0

%e 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0

%e 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0

%e 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0

%e 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0

%e 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0

%e 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0

%e 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1

%e 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0

%e 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0

%Y Fourth column of A361424.

%Y Cf. A361220.

%K nonn,more

%O 1,1

%A _Pontus von Brömssen_, Mar 11 2023