[seqfan] Re: Filling a triangle with numbers

Ron Hardin rhhardin at att.net
Fri Jul 6 16:31:10 CEST 2012


sequence starts   1  1  2  12  286
which matches A003121

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----- Original Message ----
> From: Ron Hardin <rhhardin at att.net>
> To: Sequence Fanatics Discussion list <seqfan at list.seqfan.eu>
> Sent: Fri, July 6, 2012 10:18:38 AM
> Subject: [seqfan] Re: Filling a triangle with numbers
> 
> I get 12 for  a(4)
> .....5........6........6........5........5........3........3........4..
> ....3.7......3.7......2.7......2.7......3.6......2.6......2.7......3.7..
> ...1.4.8....1.4.8....1.4.8....1.4.8....1.4.8....1.5.8....1.5.8....1.5.8..
> ..0.2.6.9..0.2.5.9..0.3.5.9..0.3.6.9..0.2.7.9..0.4.7.9..0.4.6.9..0.2.6.9..
> ..
> .....4........4........5........4..
> ....2.6......2.7......2.6......3.6..
> ...1.5.8....1.5.8....1.4.8....1.5.8..
> ..0.3.7.9..0.3.6.9..0.3.7.9..0.2.7.9..
> 
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> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----
> > From: Neil Sloane  <njasloane at gmail.com>
> > To:  Sequence Fanatics Discussion list <seqfan at list.seqfan.eu>
> > Sent:  Fri, July 6, 2012 9:51:14 AM
> > Subject: [seqfan] Filling a triangle with  numbers
> > 
> > I heard this problem in Hungary recently:
> > 
> > How many ways are there to  arrange the numbers 1 through n(n+1)/2  in
> > a triangle so that each term is  between the two numbers
> >  immediately below it (and each row is  increasing)?
> > 
> >  Examples:
> > .2.
> > 1.3
> > 
> > ..4..
> > .2.5.
> >  1.3.6
> > 
> > ..3..
> > .2.5.
> > 1.4.6
> > 
> >  I  get a(1)=a(2)=1, a(3)=2, a(4)=6?
> > 
> > The only related  sequences I can find  in the OEIS are A064049, A064059,
> > which are  different. However, it is quite  likely this is a well-studied
> >  problem.
> > 
> > Also, what if one omits the  clause in  parentheses in the  definition?
> > 
> > Neil
> > 
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