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Problem 3

Posted 03/02/2015
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`a(n)` is the number of lattice paths from `(0,0)` to `(4n-3,3n-2)` not above some special barrier (red in pictures). This problem is similar to Problem 2.

The barriers of `n=2`, `n=3` and `n=4` are illustrated in the following picture, according to which one can figure out what the barrier looks like for `n=k`.


Find `a(n)`.




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