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A085919 Number of ways a loop can cross three roads meeting in a Y n times.

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%I A085919 #7 Mar 31 2012 10:32:24
%S A085919 3,0,3,1,9,6,45,42,279,320,1977,2610,15306,22404,126300,200158,
%T A085919 1093515,1846314,9830547,17481864
%N A085919 Number of ways a loop can cross three roads meeting in a Y n times.
%C A085919 The Mercedes-Benz problem: closed meanders crossing a Y.
%H A085919 Anonymous, <a href="/A078105/a078105.a.gif">Illustration for a(3) = 1</a>
%e A085919 With three crossings the loop must cut each road exactly once, so a(3) = 1.
%Y A085919 Similar to A078104, but without the constraint of touching the (-, -) quadrant.
%K A085919 nonn
%O A085919 0,1
%A A085919 _N. J. A. Sloane_ and _Jon Wild_, Aug 25 2003