Problem 217

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womri
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Re: Problem 217

Post by womri »

Is there a chance that there is a bug with the solution?
I built a function which brings the same values as shown in the problem for n = 1, 2, 5, yet when i try t(47) mod 3 ** 15 it says im wrong
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kenbrooker
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Re: Problem 217

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So far, One-Thousand Two-Hundred and Seven mathematicians/
programmers have agreed to the "correct" solution so:
womri wrote: Tue Oct 09, 2018 3:29 am Is there a chance that there is a bug with the solution?
Maybe... One in 1,207?

And some prior Posts
identically echo
your dilemna...
"Good Judgment comes from Experience;
Experience comes from Bad Judgment
..."
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