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12-07-2009, 09:23 PM #21Senior Member
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It took me about 10 minutes. A simple table 5x5 table is all you really need to do this. There is only one way the table can be filled without violating at least one of the statements. The question itself is not perfect, however, in that it requires an assumption as to the correct location of the first house (right or left).
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12-07-2009, 09:24 PM #22
It took me half an hour to construct a table. And it was probably inferior since I found myself having to go back and doublecheck where I had missed entering clues
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12-07-2009, 09:31 PM #23< Banned User >
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Once I applied the Gordian technique to solving the issue, it moved along rather quickly.
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12-07-2009, 09:54 PM #24There is no charge for Awesomeness
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The answer is simple and it took me less than three seconds to answer it. Unfortunately there is not enough room in the margin to write it down.
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12-07-2009, 10:12 PM #25Senior Member
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Well that's the last straw! No more conjectures for you!
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12-07-2009, 10:20 PM #26There is no charge for Awesomeness
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I assure you, Sir, that someone of my intellect does not conjecture! I only deal in Theorems. Originally Posted by TexasBob
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12-07-2009, 10:34 PM #27Senior Member
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Well, I guess we no longer need to take your word on that, although I'd hoped you might have been a little more concise! Originally Posted by Jimbo
I assure you, Sir, that someone of my intellect does not conjecture! I only deal in Theorems.
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12-08-2009, 01:02 AM #28The only straight man in Thailand
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I think I've figured it out. I'm going to give this to my students.
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12-08-2009, 01:05 AM #29The only straight man in Thailand
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No, either I or Einstien are wrong. I'll have to try again.
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12-08-2009, 02:53 PM #30Senior Member
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I doubt that Einstien formulated this puzzle as he would certainly have been more precise in his statements. As I mentioned earlier, the problem is not clearly stated as it requires an assumption on the part of the solver. If you get this assumption correct, the solution is fairly straight forward, if you get it wrong, the problem cannot be solved. Fortunately for those of use in the Western world, the correct assumption is the one most of us will make. This is not necessarily so for non-western solvers.
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