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|.3.|.92|.7.|
|.91|...|35.|
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|...|.6.|...|
|...|149|...|
|2..|.3.|..1|
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|..2|..6|5..|
|.85|...|91.|
|.1.|58.|.4.|
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|.3.|.92|.7.|
|.91|...|35.|
|..7|3..|4..|
|---+---+---|
|...|.6.|...|
|...|149|...|
|2..|.3.|..1|
|---+---+---|
|..2|..6|5..|
|.85|...|91.|
|.1.|58.|.4.|
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| 5 3 4-6 | 46 9 2 | 1 7 8 |
|c46 9 1 | 468 7 b48 | 3 5 2 |
| 8 2 7 | 3 5 1 | 4 6 9 |
*-------------------+-------------------+-------------------|
| 1 57 9 | 2 6 b578 | 78 3 4 |
| 37 67 38 | 1 4 9 | 678 2 5 |
| 2 4567 48 | 78 3 b578 | 678 9 1 |
*-------------------+-------------------+-------------------|
| 347 47 2 | 9 1 6 | 5 8 37 |
| 37-6 8 5 | 47 2 347 | 9 1 367 |
| 9 1 a36 | 5 8 b37 | 2 4 367 |
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| 5 3 a46 | 6-4 9 2 | 1 7 8 |
| 46 9 1 | 468 7 48 | 3 5 2 |
| 8 2 7 | 3 5 1 | 4 6 9 |
|--------------------+--------------------+--------------------|
| 1 57 9 | 2 6 578 | 78 3 4 |
| 37 67 38 | 1 4 9 | 678 2 5 |
| 2 4567 48 | 78 3 578 | 678 9 1 |
|--------------------+--------------------+--------------------|
| 347 47 2 | 9 1 6 | 5 8 37 |
| 367 8 5 |e47 2 d347 | 9 1 367 |
| 9 1 b36 | 5 8 c37 | 2 4 367 |
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| 5 3 46 | 46 9 2 | 1 7 8 |
| 46 9 1 | 468 7 48 | 3 5 2 |
| 8 2 7 | 3 5 1 | 4 6 9 |
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| 1 57 9 | 2 6 578 | 78 3 4 |
| 37 67 38 | 1 4 9 | 678 2 5 |
| 2 4567 48 | 78 3 578 | 678 9 1 |
+-------------+-----------+-----------+
| 347 47 2 | 9 1 6 | 5 8 37 |
| 367 8 5 | 47 2 347 | 9 1 367 |
| 9 1 36 | 5 8 37 | 2 4 367 |
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Marty R. wrote:
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| 5 3 46 | 46 9 2 | 1 7 8 |
| 46 9 1 | 468 7 48 | 3 5 2 |
| 8 2 7 | 3 5 1 | 4 6 9 |
+-------------+-----------+-----------+
| 1 57 9 | 2 6 578 | 78 3 4 |
| 37 67 38 | 1 4 9 | 678 2 5 |
| 2 4567 48 | 78 3 578 | 678 9 1 |
+-------------+-----------+-----------+
| 347 47 2 | 9 1 6 | 5 8 37 |
| 367 8 5 | 47 2 347 | 9 1 367 |
| 9 1 36 | 5 8 37 | 2 4 367 |
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(7=3)r5c1-(3=846*)r561c3-(6=47)r18c4-(7=36*)r9c63 contradiction (two 6s in c3)=>-3r5c1
SteveG48 wrote:Marty R. wrote:
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| 5 3 46 | 46 9 2 | 1 7 8 |
| 46 9 1 | 468 7 48 | 3 5 2 |
| 8 2 7 | 3 5 1 | 4 6 9 |
+-------------+-----------+-----------+
| 1 57 9 | 2 6 578 | 78 3 4 |
| 37 67 38 | 1 4 9 | 678 2 5 |
| 2 4567 48 | 78 3 578 | 678 9 1 |
+-------------+-----------+-----------+
| 347 47 2 | 9 1 6 | 5 8 37 |
| 367 8 5 | 47 2 347 | 9 1 367 |
| 9 1 36 | 5 8 37 | 2 4 367 |
+-------------+-----------+-----------+
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(7=3)r5c1-(3=846*)r561c3-(6=47)r18c4-(7=36*)r9c63 contradiction (two 6s in c3)=>-3r5c1
Nice one Marty.
One of the things that I've noticed about proofs by contradiction is that they can often be shortened. Yours is a good case in point. If we just take the right end of your chain we get:
(6=47)r18c4-(7=36)r9c63 => -1 r6c3 ; stte.
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| 5 3 4-6 | f46 9 2 | 1 7 8 |
| a46 9 1 | 48-6 7 48 | 3 5 2 |
| 8 2 7 | 3 5 1 | 4 6 9 |
+-------------+-----------+-----------+
| 1 57 9 | 2 6 578 | 78 3 4 |
| 37 67 38 | 1 4 9 | 678 2 5 |
| 2 4567 48 | 78 3 578 | 678 9 1 |
+-------------+-----------+-----------+
| 347 47 2 | 9 1 6 | 5 8 37 |
| b367 8 5 | e47 2 347 | 9 1 367 |
| 9 1 c36 | 5 8 d37 | 2 4 367 |
+-------------+-----------+-----------+
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| 5 3 d46 | 46 9 2 | 1 7 8 |
| 46 9 1 | 468 7 48 | 3 5 2 |
| 8 2 7 | 3 5 1 | 4 6 9 |
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| 1 57 9 | 2 6 578 | 78 3 4 |
| 37 67 38 | 1 4 9 | 678 2 5 |
| 2 4567 d48 |a7-8 3 578 | 678 9 1 |
|-------------------+-------------------+-------------------|
| 347 47 2 | 9 1 6 | 5 8 37 |
| 367 8 5 |b47 2 347 | 9 1 367 |
| 9 1 c36 | 5 8 c37 | 2 4 367 |
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