A218060 Number of n X 4 arrays of the minimum value of corresponding elements and their horizontal or antidiagonal neighbors in a random 0..1 n X 4 array.
6, 42, 260, 1664, 10566, 66978, 424332, 2687866, 17025060, 107835994, 683025864, 4326234664, 27402037744, 173562384900, 1099330676692, 6963075143418, 44103577188722, 279348632561274, 1769372542444278, 11207068261293544
Offset: 1
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Examples
Some solutions for n=3: ..0..0..1..1....1..1..0..0....0..0..1..1....1..0..0..0....0..0..1..1 ..0..0..1..1....1..0..0..0....0..0..0..0....0..0..1..1....0..0..1..1 ..1..1..0..0....0..0..0..1....1..1..0..1....1..1..1..1....0..0..1..1
Links
- R. H. Hardin, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..210
Crossrefs
Cf. A218064.
Formula
Empirical: a(n) = 9*a(n-1) - 18*a(n-2) + 6*a(n-3) + 7*a(n-4) - 2*a(n-5) - a(n-6) for n>7.
Empirical g.f.: 2*x*(3 - 6*x - 5*x^2 + 22*x^3 - 12*x^4 - 3*x^5 + 2*x^6) / ((1 - x)*(1 - 8*x + 10*x^2 + 4*x^3 - 3*x^4 - x^5)). - Colin Barker, Jul 23 2018
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