a(2)=189.
The number of tilings (mirroring included) using r trominoes
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r=1: | _| | _| | |_| |_2_| r=0: 71 = A030186(4)
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4*7 + 4*3 + 4*7 + 4*6 = 92
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4*2 + 2*2 + 4*1 + 2*1 + 4*1 + 2*1 + 2*1 = 26
Result: a(2) = 71+92+26 = 189.
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