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Diagonal

Postby ixsetf » Sun Apr 12, 2015 9:25 pm

Here is a puzzle which I think is interesting.

Easy version.
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+-------+-------+-------+
| 5 . . | . . 9 | . 6 . |
| . 2 . | 7 . . | . . 5 |
| . . 3 | . 8 . | 4 . . |
+-------+-------+-------+
| . 9 . | 8 . . | . . 3 |
| . . 8 | . 5 . | 1 . . |
| 7 . . | . . 6 | . 2 . |
+-------+-------+-------+
| . . 6 | . 3 . | 2 . . |
| 4 . . | . . 2 | . 8 . |
| . 5 . | 1 . . | . . 9 |
+-------+-------+-------+

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Hard version.
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+-------+-------+-------+
| . . . | . . 9 | . 6 . |
| . . . | 7 . . | . . 5 |
| . . 3 | . 8 . | 4 . . |
+-------+-------+-------+
| . 9 . | . . . | . . 3 |
| . . 8 | . 5 . | 1 . . |
| 7 . . | . . 6 | . 2 . |
+-------+-------+-------+
| . . 6 | . 3 . | . . . |
| 4 . . | . . 2 | . 8 . |
| . 5 . | 1 . . | . . 9 |
+-------+-------+-------+

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Re: Diagonal

Postby pjb » Mon Apr 13, 2015 1:42 am

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 5       1478    147    | 234    124    9      | 378    6      1278   
 1689    2       149    | 7      146    134    | 39-8   139    5     
 169     167     3      | 256    8      15     | 4      179    127   
------------------------+----------------------+---------------------
 126     9       1245   | 8      1247   147    | 567    457    3     
 236     346     8      | 2349   5      347    | 1      479    467   
 7       134     145    | 349    149    6      | 589    2      48     
------------------------+----------------------+---------------------
 189     178     6      | 459    3      4578   | 2       1457   147   
 4       137     179    | 569    679    2      | 3567   8      167   
 238     5       27     | 1      467    478    | 367    347    9     

(8-9)r7c1 = r8c3 - r8c5 = r6c5 - r6c7 = r2c7 => -8 r2c7
(8)r7c2 - r1c2 = r2c1 - r2c7 => -8 r2c7
(8-3)r9c1 = (3-2)r5c1 = (2-9)r5c4 = r5c8 - r23c8 = r2c7 => -8 r2c7; stte

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Re: Diagonal

Postby JC Van Hay » Mon Apr 13, 2015 10:36 am

Hard version : Basics show that there are 2 solutions for the 3s, 9s. Of the 4 possible combinations, 3 lead to a contradiction and the 4th solves the puzzle stte.

Easy version : here, basics show that there are 2 solutions for the 3s, 6s, 9s. For each of these digit, 1 solution leads to a contradiction and the other solves the puzzle stte.
For example (w/o basics) :
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+--------------------+---------------------+--------------------+
| 5      1478   147  | 4-2(3)   124   9    | 78(3)   6     1278 |
| 1689   2      149  | 7        146   134  | 389     139   5    |
| 169    167    3    | 256      8     15   | 4       179   127  |
+--------------------+---------------------+--------------------+
| 126    9      1245 | 8        1247  147  | 567     457   3    |
| 6(23)  346    8    | -349(2)  5     347  | 1       479   467  |
| 7      134    145  | (349)    149   6    | 589     2     48   |
+--------------------+---------------------+--------------------+
| 189    178    6    | (459)    3     4578 | 2       1457  147  |
| 4      17(3)  179  | 69(5)    679   2    | 67(35)  8     167  |
| 28(3)  5      27   | 1        467   478  | 367     347   9    |
+--------------------+---------------------+--------------------+
NP(49)r67c4=*SWing[5r8c7=5r8c4 - 5r7c4=*3r6c4 - 3r1c4=3r1c7] - 3r8c7=3r8c2 -3r9c1=(3-2)r5c1=2r5c4 :=> r5c4=2; stte
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