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A052543
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Expansion of (1-x)/(1 - 3*x - 2*x^2 + 2*x^3).
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4
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1, 2, 8, 26, 90, 306, 1046, 3570, 12190, 41618, 142094, 485138, 1656366, 5655186, 19308014, 65921682, 225070702, 768439442, 2623616366, 8957586578, 30583113582, 104417281170, 356502897518, 1217177027730, 4155702315886
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OFFSET
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0,2
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COMMENTS
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a(n) is the number of ways to tile a 2 X n square grid with 1 X 1, 1 X 2, 2 X 1, and 2 X 2 tiles. Solutions for a(2)=8:
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FORMULA
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G.f.: (1-x)/(1 - 3*x - 2*x^2 + 2*x^3).
a(n) = 3*a(n-1) + 2*a(n-2) - 2*a(n-3), with a(0)=1, a(1)=2, a(2)=8.
a(n) = Sum_{alpha = RootOf(1 -3*x -2*x^2 +2*x^3)} (1/98)*(13 + 25*alpha - 16*alpha^2)*alpha^(-n-1).
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MAPLE
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spec := [S, {S=Sequence(Prod(Union(Z, Z), Union(Z, Sequence(Z))))}, unlabeled]: seq(combstruct[count](spec, size=n), n=0..20);
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MATHEMATICA
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CoefficientList[Series[(1-x)/(1-3x-2x^2+2x^3), {x, 0, 30}], x] (* or *) LinearRecurrence[{3, 2, -2}, {1, 2, 8}, 30] (* Harvey P. Dale, Jan 23 2013 *)
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PROG
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(PARI) my(x='x+O('x^30)); Vec((1-x)/(1-3*x-2*x^2+2*x^3)) \\ G. C. Greubel, May 09 2019
(Magma) R<x>:=PowerSeriesRing(Integers(), 30); Coefficients(R!( (1-x)/(1 -3*x-2*x^2+2*x^3) )); // G. C. Greubel, May 09 2019
(Sage) ((1-x)/(1-3*x-2*x^2+2*x^3)).series(x, 30).coefficients(x, sparse=False) # G. C. Greubel, May 09 2019
(GAP) a:=[1, 2, 8];; for n in [4..30] do a[n]:=3*a[n-1]+2*a[n-2]-2*a[n-3]; od; a; # G. C. Greubel, May 09 2019
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KEYWORD
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easy,nonn
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AUTHOR
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encyclopedia(AT)pommard.inria.fr, Jan 25 2000
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STATUS
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approved
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