I worked this out by hand, but I can't seem to verify
"from the 9th mountain, he can see three peaks, those of the 5th, 7th and 8th mountain"
If, the mountain peaks were on a grid, then their coordinates would be :
9 - (430, 30)
8 - (328, 26)
7 - (238, 22)
5 - (100, 16)
The slope from 9th peak to 5th peak is (30 - 16) / (430 - 100) = 0.04242424242
But 9th to 8th peak is (30 - 26) / (430 - 328) = 0.03921568627
This means that 8th peak is blocking the view for 5th.
Problem 569
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Re: Problem 569
I would double check this value if I were you.mctrafik wrote:...
If, the mountain peaks were on a grid, then their coordinates would be :
9 - (430, 30)
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Re: Problem 569
Ah yes. That one's off. Thank you. Funny thing is when making primes by hand... "49" isn't prime.
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