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|...|...|...|
|.1.|8.9|.5.|
|..7|.6.|8..|
|---+---+---|
|.9.|...|.4.|
|..3|.8.|7..|
|.5.|...|.2.|
|---+---+---|
|..2|.7.|6..|
|.7.|3.1|.9.|
|...|...|...|
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|...|...|...|
|.1.|8.9|.5.|
|..7|.6.|8..|
|---+---+---|
|.9.|...|.4.|
|..3|.8.|7..|
|.5.|...|.2.|
|---+---+---|
|..2|.7.|6..|
|.7.|3.1|.9.|
|...|...|...|
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*--------------------------------------------------------------------*
| 3 8 59 | 2 145 7 | 149 6 149 |
| 6 1 4 | 8 3 9 | 2 5 7 |
| 59 2 7 | 145 6 45 | 8 3 149 |
*----------------------+----------------------+----------------------|
| 2 9 18 | 7 15 36 | 35 4 68 |
| 4 6 3 | 59 8 2 | 7 1 59 |
| 7 5 18 | 149 149 36 | 39 2 68 |
*----------------------+----------------------+----------------------|
| 15-9 a34 2 |a459 7 a45 | 6 8 1345 |
| 8 7 6 | 3 245 1 | 45 9 245 |
|b159 b34 b59 | 6 2459 8 |b145 7 12345 |
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| 3 8 a59 | 2 14-5 7 |b149 6 149 |
| 6 1 4 | 8 3 9 | 2 5 7 |
| 59 2 7 | 145 6 45 | 8 3 149 |
|--------------------+--------------------+--------------------|
| 2 9 18 | 7 e15 36 |d35 4 68 |
| 4 6 3 | 59 8 2 | 7 1 59 |
| 7 5 18 | 149 149 36 |c39 2 68 |
|--------------------+--------------------+--------------------|
| 159 34 2 | 459 7 45 | 6 8 1345 |
| 8 7 6 | 3 245 1 | 45 9 245 |
| 159 34 59 | 6 2459 8 | 145 7 12345 |
*--------------------------------------------------------------*
3 8 59 | 2 a145 7 | 149 6 149
6 1 4 | 8 3 9 | 2 5 7
c59 2 7 |b14-5 6 b45 | 8 3 149
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2 9 18 | 7 1-5 36 | 35 4 68
4 6 3 |f59 8 2 | 7 1 59
7 5 18 | 149 149 36 | 39 2 68
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d159 34 2 |e459 7 45 | 6 8 1345
8 7 6 | 3 245 1 | 45 9 245
159 34 59 | 6 2459 8 | 145 7 12345
gurth wrote:
SteveG48 wrote:Gurth, I don't understand the -497=597 in the second chain; what about the 1 in 97?
But why bother with all that? The -285 at the end of chain 1 leaves you with three 4/5 naked pairs in box 8, establishing your result.