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3 in a row = bad (Posted on 2006-04-26) Difficulty: 4 of 5
For n=3,4,5,6,7,8 find:

a) The minimum number of counters that need be placed on a nxn chessboard such that no additional counters can be placed without creating any straight line of 3;

b) The maximum number of counters that can be placed on a nxn chessboard such that no three lie in a straight line.

Remember that positions like A1, B3, and C5 are in a straight line.
(Try to continue the sequences if you can)

See The Solution Submitted by Jer    
Rating: 4.5000 (2 votes)

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re(2): Minimum and Maximum | Comment 10 of 13 |
(In reply to re: Minimum and Maximum by Jer)

Ah...then a straight line is not only orthogonal and diagonal!

I shall have to refigure the solutions. 


  Posted by Dej Mar on 2006-04-27 18:16:31
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