A202973 Number of n X 2 0..1 arrays with every nonzero element less than or equal to at least two horizontal and vertical neighbors.
1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 31, 69, 155, 354, 814, 1875, 4326, 9993, 23095, 53387, 123430, 285394, 659913, 1525942, 3528541, 8159347, 18867623, 43629460, 100888804, 233295503, 539473228, 1247479743, 2884676711, 6670537293, 15424975984, 35668774074
Offset: 1
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Examples
Some solutions for n=5: ..0..0....0..0....1..1....0..0....1..1....0..0....1..1....1..1....1..1....1..1 ..0..0....1..1....1..1....1..1....1..1....0..0....1..1....1..1....1..1....1..1 ..0..0....1..1....0..0....1..1....0..0....0..0....1..1....1..1....1..0....0..1 ..1..1....0..0....1..1....1..1....0..0....0..0....0..0....1..1....1..1....1..1 ..1..1....0..0....1..1....0..0....0..0....0..0....0..0....1..1....1..1....1..1
Links
- R. H. Hardin, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..210
Formula
Empirical: a(n) = 3*a(n-1) - 2*a(n-2) + 2*a(n-3) - 2*a(n-4) - a(n-5).
Empirical g.f.: x*(1 - x - 3*x^3 - x^4) / (1 - 3*x + 2*x^2 - 2*x^3 + 2*x^4 + x^5). - Colin Barker, Feb 19 2018
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