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- Sun Jan 03, 2021 7:26 am
- Forum: Clarifications on Project Euler Problems
- Topic: Problem 125
- Replies: 13
- Views: 8171
Re: Problem 125
It didn't take too long to figure out that the palindromes that are themselves squares are not meant to be included in the sum, but you really should include a note mentioning this explicitly, or at least change the wording of the problem. A sum with a single term is still a sum. Unnecessarily slopp...
- Wed Dec 30, 2020 2:28 am
- Forum: Clarifications on Project Euler Problems
- Topic: Problem 080
- Replies: 34
- Views: 13660
Re: Problem 080
I think it's ridiculously stubborn on the part of the mods to refuse to alter the wording of the question. Many people have been thrown off by the phrase 'decimal digits' which is assumed to imply the digits after the decimal point. If you insist on retaining the current formulation of the question,...
- Sun Nov 29, 2020 7:14 am
- Forum: Clarifications on Project Euler Problems
- Topic: Problem 273
- Replies: 37
- Views: 14321
Re: Problem 273
There's an 's' missing in 'integer' in the first line of the problem statement.
And the same missing 's' in the same word on line 4.
And the same missing 's' in the same word on line 4.
- Sat May 30, 2020 7:28 pm
- Forum: Clarifications on Project Euler Problems
- Topic: Problem 225
- Replies: 1
- Views: 678
Problem 225
Problem 225 (View Problem)
This is a minor nit, but we are looking for the 124th smallest, positive, odd integer that doesn't divide any terms of the sequence, yes?
This is a minor nit, but we are looking for the 124th smallest, positive, odd integer that doesn't divide any terms of the sequence, yes?
- Tue May 26, 2020 10:48 am
- Forum: News, Suggestions, and FAQ
- Topic: How much does PE receive in donations?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1785
How much does PE receive in donations?
Any chance this can be made public?
- Mon May 25, 2020 4:16 am
- Forum: Resources
- Topic: My blog about my PE journey.
- Replies: 1
- Views: 14873
Re: My blog about my PE journey.
I'd read your blog if it wasn't for the inadvertent spoilers sprinkled in. Nothing specific, but I don't want any hints or ideas for how to solve problems. For anyone like-minded, beware.
- Sun May 24, 2020 3:18 am
- Forum: Clarifications on Project Euler Problems
- Topic: Problem 345
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4871
Re: Problem 345
Agreed.
- Sat May 23, 2020 8:13 pm
- Forum: Clarifications on Project Euler Problems
- Topic: Problem 345
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4871
Re: Problem 345
Any chance the light green color that highlights the entries that are used in the example sum can be changed to a different color that is not so annoying to look at? Maybe something like red?
- Sat May 23, 2020 8:07 pm
- Forum: Clarifications on Project Euler Problems
- Topic: Problem 059
- Replies: 114
- Views: 44118
Re: Problem 059
Do I understand the problem correctly? That is hard to tell from your own description. Let's restart using your own data and hk's suggestion. - First let's "encrypt" your HELLO WORLD with your encryption key 'abc'. Rotating the key for XORing each character of the message, the end result ...
- Sat May 23, 2020 6:41 pm
- Forum: Clarifications on Project Euler Problems
- Topic: Problem 059
- Replies: 114
- Views: 44118
Re: Problem 059
I finally solved this one. I beseech the moderators to completely overhaul the wording of this problem, because as it is written it might as well be a 50% difficulty problem rather than the 5% at which it is currently listed. Pretty much all the difficulty of this problem lies in figuring out what t...
- Fri May 22, 2020 7:04 pm
- Forum: Clarifications on Project Euler Problems
- Topic: Problem 059
- Replies: 114
- Views: 44118
Re: Problem 059
Can you tell me if my understanding is correct, as reflected in my previous post? A simple yes or no will suffice.kenbrooker wrote: ↑Fri May 22, 2020 6:59 pm By Animus, this is a key to answering your question --
There is no separate decryption key, it is the same as the encryption key
- Fri May 22, 2020 6:25 pm
- Forum: Clarifications on Project Euler Problems
- Topic: Problem 059
- Replies: 114
- Views: 44118
Re: Problem 059
As I understand it, each letter was given a number, and that same number is used each time the same letter appears. No, that would have been encryption via substitution and has nothing to do with the described XOR encryption. Now what exactly is a decryption key? If it is supposed to give you the v...
- Fri May 22, 2020 4:22 am
- Forum: Clarifications on Project Euler Problems
- Topic: Problem 298
- Replies: 18
- Views: 8168
Re: Problem 298
Typo in the first sentence of the problem statement. The word 'of' doesn't belong there.
- Fri May 22, 2020 12:57 am
- Forum: News, Suggestions, and FAQ
- Topic: Feature suggestion
- Replies: 2
- Views: 954
Feature suggestion
I think it would be useful for users to be able to sort a problem thread by kudos.
- Fri May 22, 2020 12:31 am
- Forum: Clarifications on Project Euler Problems
- Topic: Problem 089
- Replies: 67
- Views: 29848
Re: Problem 089
Is there something... Evil about cleverness that I am not aware of? That needs to be "prevent"ed?! Surely you jest? Nothing wrong with cleverness, but I do think that one of the qualifications for a problem to make it to PE is that it should be a true combination of math and programming, ...
- Thu May 21, 2020 9:29 pm
- Forum: Clarifications on Project Euler Problems
- Topic: Problem 089
- Replies: 67
- Views: 29848
Re: Problem 089
Some "rules" for Roman Numerals even state -- A numeral can be repeated in succession up to three times only. Allowing only four repetitions at least avoids the conflation "VIIIII" = Ten vs "X" = Ten... Just some random thoughts... True. Although allowing more than 4 w...
- Thu May 21, 2020 5:00 pm
- Forum: Clarifications on Project Euler Problems
- Topic: Problem 089
- Replies: 67
- Views: 29848
Re: Problem 089
Why is this note
"Note: You can assume that all the Roman numerals in the file contain no more than four consecutive identical units."
included in the problem statement? Why can't we have more than four consecutive identical units?
"Note: You can assume that all the Roman numerals in the file contain no more than four consecutive identical units."
included in the problem statement? Why can't we have more than four consecutive identical units?
- Wed May 20, 2020 10:47 pm
- Forum: Clarifications on Project Euler Problems
- Topic: Problem 077
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4900
Re: Problem 077
Are we only considering sums that have at least two summands, as in problem 76? Please update the problem statement if yes. Thanks.
- Tue May 19, 2020 6:48 pm
- Forum: News, Suggestions, and FAQ
- Topic: Posts/kudos
- Replies: 1
- Views: 795
Posts/kudos
If I go to Progress/Posts when signed in to PE, it says
Posts made x (y)/Kudos earned z (w)
What does this mean?
Posts made x (y)/Kudos earned z (w)
What does this mean?
- Wed May 06, 2020 1:40 pm
- Forum: Clarifications on Project Euler Problems
- Topic: Problem 054
- Replies: 74
- Views: 32160
Re: Problem 054
Sure. But how do you know you're one off if you haven't solved it yet?