A228684 Number of 3 X n binary arrays with no two ones adjacent horizontally, diagonally or antidiagonally.
8, 17, 77, 216, 809, 2529, 8832, 28793, 97933, 324464, 1092561, 3642241, 12217528, 40825697, 136745357, 457357256, 1531058169, 5122533089, 17144628912, 57369165513, 191993439053, 642478726624, 2150072260001, 7195049684481
Offset: 1
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Examples
Some solutions for n=4: ..0..0..0..1....0..0..0..0....0..0..0..0....1..0..1..0....0..1..0..0 ..1..0..0..0....1..0..1..0....0..1..0..0....1..0..0..0....0..0..0..0 ..1..0..1..0....0..0..0..0....0..0..0..1....0..0..0..1....1..0..1..0
Links
- R. H. Hardin, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..210
Crossrefs
Row 3 of A228683.
Formula
Empirical: a(n) = 2*a(n-1) + 6*a(n-2) - 5*a(n-3).
Empirical g.f.: x*(8 + x - 5*x^2) / (1 - 2*x - 6*x^2 + 5*x^3). - Colin Barker, Sep 12 2018