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1 Palindrome 1 (Posted on 2006-06-10) Difficulty: 2 of 5
Take a standard 8x8 chessboard, number the black squares 1 and the white squares 0. How many palindromes does this board contain in 'word-search' fashion?

Now generalize and find a formula for any n*n board.

Notes: A palindrome and its reversal should not be counted twice. A palindrome must be at least two digits long and leading zeroes are not allowed. Numbers can be read in any single vertical, horizontal or diagonal direction.

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  Subject Author Date
Puzzle ThoughtsK Sengupta2023-04-03 12:17:41
some numbers by actual countCharlie2006-06-11 10:08:42
re: partial solutionCharlie2006-06-11 09:52:16
Triangular numbersbrianjn2006-06-11 08:17:22
re: questionJustin2006-06-10 18:44:54
QuestionquestionCharlie2006-06-10 18:34:59
partial solutionJustin2006-06-10 17:30:17
Some Thoughtsre: Some numbersPhil_Osopher2006-06-10 17:29:14
Hints/TipsSome numberse.g.2006-06-10 16:24:54
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