August 23, 2015

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August 23, 2015

Postby ArkieTech » Sat Aug 22, 2015 11:35 pm

Code: Select all
 *-----------*
 |7.5|2.9|..4|
 |...|...|...|
 |.9.|.38|.17|
 |---+---+---|
 |829|...|...|
 |6..|...|..2|
 |...|...|873|
 |---+---+---|
 |95.|38.|.4.|
 |...|...|...|
 |4..|6.7|1.9|
 *-----------*


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Re: August 23, 2015

Postby pjb » Sat Aug 22, 2015 11:44 pm

Code: Select all
 7      b16-8    5      | 2     c16     9      | 36    a368    4     
 13      13468   13468  |d1457   14567  1456   | 29     29     58     
 2       9       46     | 45     3      8      | 56     1      7     
------------------------+----------------------+---------------------
 8       2       9      | 457    457    3      | 456    56     1     
 6       37      37     | 8      145    145    | 459    59     2     
 5       14      14     | 9      26     26     | 8      7      3     
------------------------+----------------------+---------------------
 9       5       127    | 3      8      12     | 27     4      6     
f13      13678   123678 |e145    9      1245   | 2357   2358   58     
 4      g38      238    | 6      25     7      | 1      235-8  9     

(8)r1c8 = (8-1)r1c2 = r1c5 - r2c4 = r8c4 - (1=3)r8c1 - (3=8)r9c2 => -8 r1c2, r9c8; stte

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Re: August 23, 2015

Postby SteveG48 » Sun Aug 23, 2015 12:33 am

Code: Select all
 *-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*
 | 7       16-8    5       | 2      a16      9       |a36     a368     4       |
 | 13      13468   13468   |b1457    14567   1456    | 29      29      58      |
 | 2       9       46      | 45      3       8       | 56      1       7       |
 *-------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------|
 | 8       2       9       | 457     457     3       | 456     56      1       |
 | 6       37      37      | 8       145     145     | 459     59      2       |
 | 5       14      14      | 9       26      26      | 8       7       3       |
 *-------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------|
 | 9       5       127     | 3       8       12      | 27      4       6       |
 |d13      13678   123678  |c145     9       1245    | 2357    2358    58      |
 | 4      d38      238     | 6       25      7       | 1       235-8   9       |
 *-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*


(8=361)r1c578 - 1r2c4 = r8c4 - (1=38)b7p48 => -8 r1c2,r9c8 ; stte

Hmm. Pretty close to Phil's.
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Re: August 23, 2015

Postby bat999 » Sun Aug 23, 2015 2:10 am

Code: Select all
.--------------------.---------------------.-------------------.
| 7    16-8   5      |  2     d16     9    | e36    e368    4  |
| 13   13468  13468  | c1457   14567  1456 |  29     29     58 |
| 2    9      46     |  45     3      8    |  56     1      7  |
:--------------------+---------------------+-------------------:
| 8    2      9      |  457    457    3    |  456    56     1  |
| 6    37     37     |  8      145    145  |  459    59     2  |
| 5    14     14     |  9      26     26   |  8      7      3  |
:--------------------+---------------------+-------------------:
| 9    5      127    |  3      8      12   |  27     4      6  |
| a13  13678  123678 | b145    9      1245 |  2357   2358   58 |
| 4   a38     238    |  6      25     7    |  1      235-8  9  |
'--------------------'---------------------'-------------------'
(8=1)r8c1,r9c2 - r8c4 = r2c4 - (1=6)r1c5 - (6=8)r1c78 => -8 r1c2, r9c8; stte
8-)
Same idea. :)
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Re: August 23, 2015

Postby bat999 » Sun Aug 23, 2015 2:07 pm

bat999 wrote:... Same idea...
Maybe not. :o

Those solutions seem to behave differently (just sayin'). 8-)

My solution is an 8 pincer r9c2 and r1c8...
r9c2<>8 => r1c8=8

The other two solutions show a contradiction...
r1c8<>8 => r9c2=8 (which kills the 8 at r1c2 leaving no 8's on row 1, so we must keep the 8 in r1c8)

:P
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Re: August 23, 2015

Postby SteveG48 » Sun Aug 23, 2015 8:06 pm

I don't follow you, Bat. Both Phil's solution and my slight variation on it use the same pincer. We just run the chain in the opposite direction.
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Re: August 23, 2015

Postby bat999 » Sun Aug 23, 2015 9:02 pm

SteveG48 wrote:I don't follow you, Bat.

(8=361)r1c578 - 1r2c4 = r8c4 - (1=38)b7p48 => -8 r1c2,r9c8 ; stte

(8=361)r1c578 This implies r1c8<>8
(1=38)b7p48 This implies r9c2=8
Where is the 8 on the top row?
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Re: August 23, 2015

Postby pjb » Sun Aug 23, 2015 11:16 pm

This is getting too complicated. If (8)r1c8 is true, then (8)r1c2 is false. If (8)r1c8 is false then (8)r9c2 is true (and hence (8)r1c2 is again false). Since (8)r1c8 has to be either true or false, then either way (8)r1c2 is false and (8)r1c8 is true.

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