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07-29-2012, 08:02 PM   #16
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Re: A little thinking game..

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 Originally Posted by Faptastrophe An n x n grid will have a total of n2 + (n - 1)2 + ... + 22 + 12 squares. The picture has one 4 x 4 square and two 2 x 2 squares. There are 42 + 32 + 22 + 12 = 16 + 9 + 4 + 1 = 30 squares in the 4 x 4, and there are 22 + 12 = 4 + 1 = 5 squares in each 2 x 2. Thus, there are a total of 30 + 2 * 5 = 40 squares.

Do you mean n^2 instead of n2? Not sure what formula you're using. But I'm assuming those are meant to be powers instead of multipliers, right?

The formula for the larger squares that makes sense to me is f(x) = (x(x+1)(2x+1))/6 where x = 4. f(4) gives you (4 * 5 * 9)/6 = 30 total squares for the larger ones. Then I'd add the 10 total combinations of the smaller squares. I think we're basically doing the same thing to arrive at 40 though.

07-29-2012, 08:05 PM   #17
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Re: A little thinking game..

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 Originally Posted by REACTION Do you mean n^2 instead of n2? Not sure what formula you're using. But I'm assuming those are meant to be powers instead of multipliers, right? The formula for the larger squares that makes sense to me is f(x) = (x(x+1)(2x+1))/6 where x = 4. f(4) gives you (4 * 5 * 9)/6 = 30 total squares for the larger ones. Then I'd add the 10 total combinations of the smaller squares. I think we're basically doing the same thing to arrive at 40 though.

I just counted.

 07-29-2012, 08:09 PM #18 ballup Your Favorite Canadian     Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Batz Thread Eh? Posts: 8,207 Re: A little thinking game.. I got 39 and I counted the big square.
07-29-2012, 08:10 PM   #19
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Re: A little thinking game..

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 Originally Posted by Myth I just counted.

Well, what if it were a 100x100 square?

07-29-2012, 08:11 PM   #20
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Re: A little thinking game..

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 Originally Posted by REACTION Well, what if it were a 100x100 square?

Then a math formula would be more necessary, but for this it is just overkill because I counted them in less than 10 seconds.

07-29-2012, 08:13 PM   #21
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Re: A little thinking game..

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 Originally Posted by Faptastrophe An n x n grid will have a total of n2 + (n - 1)2 + ... + 22 + 12 squares. The picture has one 4 x 4 square and two 2 x 2 squares. There are 42 + 32 + 22 + 12 = 16 + 9 + 4 + 1 = 30 squares in the 4 x 4, and there are 22 + 12 = 4 + 1 = 5 squares in each 2 x 2. Thus, there are a total of 30 + 2 * 5 = 40 squares.
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07-29-2012, 09:58 PM   #22
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07-29-2012, 10:00 PM   #23
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Re: A little thinking game..

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 Originally Posted by REACTION Do you mean n^2 instead of n2? Not sure what formula you're using. But I'm assuming those are meant to be powers instead of multipliers, right? The formula for the larger squares that makes sense to me is f(x) = (x(x+1)(2x+1))/6 where x = 4. f(4) gives you (4 * 5 * 9)/6 = 30 total squares for the larger ones. Then I'd add the 10 total combinations of the smaller squares. I think we're basically doing the same thing to arrive at 40 though.

 07-29-2012, 10:15 PM #24 Scholar Gawdbe GOATsol Nashty     Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Swaggy P's Palace Posts: 9,971 Re: A little thinking game.. I counted 38 before I saw LEFT4DEAD's GIF.
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