A228755 Number of 3 X n binary arrays with top left element equal to 1 and no two ones adjacent horizontally or antidiagonally.
4, 8, 39, 126, 482, 1712, 6277, 22700, 82580, 299648, 1088499, 3952186, 14352786, 52119040, 189266297, 687294648, 2495834292, 9063317432, 32912374319, 119517358582, 434013128786, 1576067091632, 5723300581661, 20783486354532
Offset: 1
Keywords
Examples
Some solutions for n=4: ..1..0..0..0....1..0..1..0....1..0..0..1....1..0..0..0....1..0..1..0 ..1..0..1..0....0..0..0..0....0..0..0..0....0..0..0..1....0..0..0..1 ..0..0..0..0....0..1..0..1....0..1..0..1....0..1..0..0....1..0..0..1
Links
- R. H. Hardin, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..210
Crossrefs
Row 3 of A228754.
Formula
Empirical: a(n) = 2*a(n-1) + 6*a(n-2) - a(n-4).
Empirical g.f.: x*(2 - x)*(2 + x) / (1 - 2*x - 6*x^2 + x^4). - Colin Barker, Sep 12 2018