This is a base 8 multiplication. A well known French name is the key.
L O T I
R A V I
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* * * * T
L * * * *
* * * * I
O * * * *
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L * * * E * O T
While in the process of writing a program to check the length and position of the second partial product, which was in question in the queue, I found that this puzzle was already posted live.
If my program is correct. the wrong length was chosen for that partial product; it should be 4 positions long, beginning a position to the right of where it is presented now:
L O T I
R A V I
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* * * * T
L * * *
* * * * I
O * * * *
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L * * * E * O T
I'll present my solution a little later.
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Posted by Charlie
on 2024-04-19 12:33:51 |
Unusual circumstance
