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(42, all flavours) Integer Division - how?
12-24-2020, 11:12 AM
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RE: (42, all flavours) Integer Division - how?
Since c ≠ 0, or 5 (mod 10), we can rewrite the equality as:

0 ≡ (2*Qq ± 1) * (2c) (mod 10), where c = last non-zero decimal digit of Rr
0 ≡ (2*Qq ± 1) * c (mod 5)

+1 case: Qq ≡ 2 (mod 5)
−1 case: Qq ≡ 3 (mod 5)

But, -1 case should return Qq-1.
This meant half-way case floor-divide quotient always in 5n+2 form Smile

PHP Code:
function idiv7b(Cc00Xx)
    
local QqRr d2(Cc00/Xx), Cc00%Xx
    local c 
floor(Qq)
    if 
Qq ~= c then return c end
    
if Rr Xx-Rr then return c end     -- Cc00/Xx rounded-down to c
    
if Rr Xx-Rr then return c-1 end   -- Cc00/Xx rounded-up to c
    
return - (c-2)%5                  -- halfway case
end 
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RE: (42, all flavours) Integer Division - how? - Albert Chan - 12-24-2020 11:12 AM



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