Deductive Reasoning

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Jan 20 2006, 11:12 am
Okay well in Algebra class today, some kids had to finish up a test and the others were given this worksheet to figure out. I couldn't figure it out, though I got it to having two blocks left, and was stuck. See how far you can get it, if you solve it show it but give a spolier warning. (Use a link if you could)





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-XxDohxX
Jan 20 2006, 11:17 am
Jan 20 2006, 11:43 am
In response to Airjoe
*groan* Sudoku!? grrr... that addictive puzzle game is wherever I look these days... They can get real hard, I hear. My brother's got a book of 125+ sudoku puzzles. What's so fun about filling in numbers??

--Vito
Jan 20 2006, 2:45 pm
In response to Vito Stolidus
I agree. Why would someone do something as geeky as sudoku when they can be programming!?
Jan 20 2006, 4:03 pm
In response to Elation
*sees the irony and laughs his head off*

Har. Yeah. Do something productive like program BYOND CivII (Something I think someone should do), not something boring like Sudoku. But then, school falls under "boring," as well, as it gets in the way of my programming as well...

--Vito
Jan 20 2006, 5:20 pm
In response to Vito Stolidus
Heh. My school is having a small contest for those who try and solve one of these. They put out sheets in the front office. My friend Justins pretty good at them. Never got the hang of 'em myself. =\ Takes a lot of brain power -_-

I'll give it a shot Doh. =)
Jan 21 2006, 9:41 am
Program something in byond that can figure it out.
Jan 21 2006, 11:09 am
In response to Dark_Shadow_Ninja
Could create a brute force solver, might take a good few minutes to solve, but could be cool. I am not sure the full dynamics of the game, so it might take a few hours to solve.
Jan 21 2006, 1:02 pm
In response to Scoobert
It sounds relatively easy, but it's apparently pretty complicated. Lummox blogged about it, or you can search Google for details if you're interested.
Jan 21 2006, 2:30 pm
In response to Scoobert
Sudoku puzzles are completely logical, so brute force isn't necessary. There are plenty of solvers out there already that will solve any puzzle in less than a second.
Jan 21 2006, 2:42 pm
In response to Scoobert
Scoobert wrote:
Could create a brute force solver, might take a good few minutes to solve, but could be cool. I am not sure the full dynamics of the game, so it might take a few hours to solve.

Actually a solver that does not use human-style methods can complete any valid sudoku (or tell you why it's invalid) in well under a second in BYOND--just not well under enough to facilitate a good generator.

Suffice it to say this was one of the rare occasions I found to use goto.

Lummox JR