A298432 a(n) = Sum_{k=0..n-1} T(n-k, k+1) where T(n, k) is the number of tight n X k pavings (defined in A285357).
1, 2, 6, 24, 118, 680, 4456, 32512, 260080, 2254464, 20982768, 208142912, 2187336048, 24229170560
Offset: 1
Examples
These are the row sums of A285357 if A285357 is written as a triangle: 1; 1, 1; 1, 4, 1; 1, 11, 11, 1; 1, 26, 64, 26, 1; 1, 57, 282, 282, 57, 1; 1, 120, 1071, 2072, 1071, 120, 1; 1, 247, 3729, 12279, 12279, 3729, 247, 1; 1, 502, 12310, 63858, 106738, 63858, 12310, 502, 1;
Links
- D. E. Knuth (Proposer), Tight m-by-n pavings; Problem 12005, Amer. Math. Monthly 124 (No. 8, Oct. 2017), page 755.
- D. E. Knuth, A conjecture that had to be true, Stanford Lecture: Don Knuth's Christmas Tree Lecture 2017.
Extensions
a(11) from Hugo Pfoertner, Jan 19 2018
a(12)-a(14) from Denis Roegel, Feb 24 2018