Challenge: sum of squares. Let's break 299
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01-18-2018, 09:32 PM
(This post was last modified: 01-18-2018 09:33 PM by pier4r.)
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Challenge: sum of squares. Let's break 299
Some of you may have seen the numberphile video about the "sum of squares" problem.
The problem is simple. One has the following sequence: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15 The objective is to rearrange them in a way that every two adjacent numbers, if added, are equal to a square of an integer number. The problem is to use all the numbers. Example 1,3,6,10,15 (it fails then) Don't read below if you want to give it a try. Code:
then in the video they said they tested all the sequences up to 299. From 25 to 299 they found a way and likely there will be always a way. The point is, using only real calculators (surely someone already run some programs until one million on some pc/tablet/smartphone), could we break 299 ? I guess the 50g, prime, dm42 have good chances to break 299 if programmed in a clever way, given enough time. Wikis are great, Contribute :) |
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