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A375823 Number of ways to tile a 3-row trapezoid of average length n with triangular and rectangular tiles, each of size 3.

Original entry on oeis.org

0, 1, 3, 6, 16, 43, 107, 271, 695, 1769, 4499, 11464, 29202, 74360, 189382, 482339, 1228417, 3128538, 7967848, 20292665, 51681683, 131623881, 335222157, 853749843, 2174345679, 5537663440, 14103422412, 35918853816, 91478793556, 232979863477, 593357374127
Offset: 0

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Greg Dresden and Mingjun Oliver Ouyang, Aug 30 2024

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Here is the 3-row trapezoid of average length 6 (with 18 cells):
_ ___ _ ___ _
| | | | | |
|__|___|_|___| |_
| | | | | | |
|__|___|_|___| |___|_
| | | | | | | |
|_|___|_|___|_|___|_|,
and here are the two types of (triangular and rectangular) tiles of size 3, which can be rotated as needed:
_
| |
| | | | | | |
|_|___|, |_|___|_|.
As an example, here is one of the a(6) = 107 ways to tile the 3-row trapezoid
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| | | | | |
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| | | | | |
|_|_______|_|___|_____|.

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Programs

  • Mathematica
    LinearRecurrence[{2, 0, 4, -1, 0, -1}, {0, 1, 3, 6, 16, 43}, 40]

Formula

a(n) = 2*a(n-1) + 4*a(n-3) - a(n-4) - a(n-6).
G.f.: x*(1 + x)/((1 + x^2 - x^3)*(1 - 2*x - x^2 - x^3)).
a(n) = (A077939(n) - A077961(n))/2.
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