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|.7.|..4|..2|
|..3|.2.|9.5|
|...|...|.6.|
|---+---+---|
|49.|.3.|6..|
|8..|...|..7|
|..7|.6.|.28|
|---+---+---|
|.3.|...|...|
|9.5|.4.|2..|
|7..|9..|.8.|
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|.7.|..4|..2|
|..3|.2.|9.5|
|...|...|.6.|
|---+---+---|
|49.|.3.|6..|
|8..|...|..7|
|..7|.6.|.28|
|---+---+---|
|.3.|...|...|
|9.5|.4.|2..|
|7..|9..|.8.|
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| 5 7 1689 | 1368 89 4 | 18 13 2 |
| 16 e146-8 3 | 1678 2 1678 | 9 d147 5 |
| 2 148 189 | 13578 789 13578 | 178 6 34 |
|----------------------+----------------------+----------------------|
| 4 9 2 |*78 3 *78 | 6 5 1 |
| 8 156 16 | 4 15 2 | 3 9 7 |
| 3 15 7 | 15 6 9 | 4 2 8 |
|----------------------+----------------------+----------------------|
| 16 3 1468 | 2 78 15678 |c157 c147 9 |
| 9 a168 5 |*13678 4 *13678 | 2 b137 36 |
| 7 2 46 | 9 15 36 |c15 8 346 |
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5 7 1689 | 1368 89 4 | 18 a13 2
16 1468 3 | 1678 2 1678 | 9 c147 5
2 148 189 | 1358 789 1358 | 178 6 d34
---------------------+----------------------+---------------------
4 9 2 | 78 3 78 | 6 5 1
8 156 16 | 4 15 2 | 3 9 7
3 15 7 | 15 6 9 | 4 2 8
---------------------+----------------------+---------------------
16 3 1468 | 2 78 1568 | 157 b14 9
9 168 5 | 13678 4 13678 | 2 137 36
7 2 46 | 9 15 36 | 15 8 346
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| 5 7 1689 | 1368 a89 4 | 18 13 2 |
|b16 1468 3 |b1678 2 b1678 | 9 b147 5 |
| 2 148 189 | 13578 a789 13578 | 178 6 34 |
|-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------|
| 4 9 2 | 78 3 78 | 6 5 1 |
| 8 156 16 | 4 15 2 | 3 9 7 |
| 3 15 7 | 15 6 9 | 4 2 8 |
|-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------|
| 16 3 1468 | 2 8-7 15678 |c157 c147 9 |
| 9 168 5 | 13678 4 13678 | 2 137 36 |
| 7 2 46 | 9 15 36 |c15 8 346 |
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+--------------+-----------------+-------------+
| 5 7 1689 | 1368 89 4 | 18 13 2 |
| 16 1468 3 | 1678 2 1678 | 9 147 5 |
| 2 148 189 | 13578 789 13578 | 178 6 34 |
+--------------+-----------------+-------------+
| 4 9 2 | 78 3 78 | 6 5 1 |
| 8 156 16 | 4 15 2 | 3 9 7 |
| 3 15 7 | 15 6 9 | 4 2 8 |
+--------------+-----------------+-------------+
| 16 3 1468 | 2 78 15678 | 157 147 9 |
| 9 168 5 | 13678 4 13678 | 2 137 36 |
| 7 2 46 | 9 15 36 | 15 8 346 |
+--------------+-----------------+-------------+
pjb wrote:1. Xwing of 7s at r37c57 to give:
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5 7 1689 | 1368 89 4 | 18 a13 2
16 1468 3 | 1678 2 1678 | 9 c147 5
2 148 189 | 1358 789 1358 | 178 6 d34
---------------------+----------------------+---------------------
4 9 2 | 78 3 78 | 6 5 1
8 156 16 | 4 15 2 | 3 9 7
3 15 7 | 15 6 9 | 4 2 8
---------------------+----------------------+---------------------
16 3 1468 | 2 78 1568 | 157 b14 9
9 168 5 | 13678 4 13678 | 2 137 36
7 2 46 | 9 15 36 | 15 8 346
Then (3=1) r1c8 - (1=4) r7c8 - r2c8 = (4-3) r3c9 = r1c8 => -3 r1c8; lclste;
Phil
Marty R. wrote:pjb wrote:1. Xwing of 7s at r37c57 to give:
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5 7 1689 | 1368 89 4 | 18 a13 2
16 1468 3 | 1678 2 1678 | 9 c147 5
2 148 189 | 1358 789 1358 | 178 6 d34
---------------------+----------------------+---------------------
4 9 2 | 78 3 78 | 6 5 1
8 156 16 | 4 15 2 | 3 9 7
3 15 7 | 15 6 9 | 4 2 8
---------------------+----------------------+---------------------
16 3 1468 | 2 78 1568 | 157 b14 9
9 168 5 | 13678 4 13678 | 2 137 36
7 2 46 | 9 15 36 | 15 8 346
Then (3=1) r1c8 - (1=4) r7c8 - r2c8 = (4-3) r3c9 = r1c8 => -3 r1c8; lclste;
Phil
Phil,
One of us is wrong. You have r1c8 as<>3, while my XY-Wing results in that cell being <>1. If I read your notation correctly, it says that r1c8=1=>r1c8=3. If my interpretation is correct, then it's the 1 that gets removed because it caused the invalidity.