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A152134
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Maximal length of rook tour on an n X n+3 board.
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4
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8, 24, 54, 102, 174, 270, 396, 556, 756, 996, 1282, 1618, 2010, 2458, 2968, 3544, 4192, 4912, 5710, 6590, 7558, 8614, 9764, 11012, 12364, 13820, 15386, 17066, 18866, 20786, 22832, 25008, 27320, 29768, 32358, 35094, 37982, 41022, 44220, 47580
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OFFSET
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1,1
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REFERENCES
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M. Gardner, Knotted Doughnuts and Other Mathematical Entertainments. Freeman, NY, 1986, p. 76.
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LINKS
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FORMULA
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G.f.: -2*x*(-4-3*x^2-2*x^3+x^4)/(1+x)/(x^2+1)/(x-1)^4.
a(n) = 3*a(n-1) - 3*a(n-2) + a(n-3) + a(n-4) - 3*a(n-5) + 3*a(n-6) - a(n-7). - Vincenzo Librandi, Dec 19 2012
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MATHEMATICA
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CoefficientList[Series[-2*(- 4 - 3*x^2 - 2*x^3 + x^4)/(1+x)/(x^2+1)/(x-1)^4, {x, 0, 40}], x] (* Vincenzo Librandi, Dec 18 2012 *)
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PROG
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(Magma) I:=[8, 24, 54, 102, 174, 270, 396]; [n le 7 select I[n] else 3*Self(n-1)-3*Self(n-2)+Self(n-3)+Self(n-4)-3*Self(n-5)+3*Self(n-6)-Self(n-7): n in [1..40]]; // Vincenzo Librandi, Dec 19 2012
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CROSSREFS
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KEYWORD
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nonn,easy
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STATUS
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approved
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