A344279 Number of polygons formed by infinite lines when connecting all vertices and all points that divide the sides of an equilateral triangle into n equal parts.

1, 12, 102, 396, 1198, 2748, 5539, 10272, 16986, 26934, 41179, 60804, 84769, 119022, 157947, 206352, 268030, 347430, 432820, 543210, 659238, 801804, 970429, 1171662, 1371040, 1627398, 1904550, 2213712, 2555320, 2971260, 3373399, 3881838, 4399329, 4988502, 5610543, 6315312

Offset: 1

Author

Scott R. Shannon, Jun 22 2021

Keywords

• nonn

Links

• Scott R. Shannon, Image for n = 2. In this and other images the triangle's points are highlighted as white dots while the outer open regions, which are not counted, are darkened. The key for the edge-number coloring is shown at the top-left of the image.
• Scott R. Shannon, Image for n = 3.
• Scott R. Shannon, Image for n = 4.
• Scott R. Shannon, Image for n = 5.
• Scott R. Shannon, Image for n = 6.
• Scott R. Shannon, Image for n = 7.
• Scott R. Shannon, Image for n = 8.

Crossrefs

Cf. A344657 (number of vertices), A344896 (number of edges), A346446 (number of k-gons), A092867 (number polygons inside the triangle), A343755 (number of regions), A345459, A344857.

Formula

a(n) = A344896(n) - A344657(n) + 1.