From: Mat Schaffer Date: 2006-06-24T01:34:48+09:00 Subject: Re: [QUIZ] pp Pascal (#84) On Jun 23, 2006, at 12:30 PM, Matthew Smillie wrote: > On Jun 23, 2006, at 17:20, Cliff Cyphers wrote: >> On Sat, Jun 24, 2006 at 12:45:21AM +0900, darren kirby wrote: >>> quoth the Alexandru E. Ungur >>>> >>>> question: >>>> >>>> Does this triangle: >>>> 1 >>>> 1 1 >>>> 1 2 1 >>>> 1 3 3 1 >>>> 1 4 6 4 1 >>>> 1 5 10 10 5 1 >>>> 1 6 15 20 15 6 1 >>>> 1 7 21 35 35 21 7 1 >>>> 1 8 28 56 70 56 28 8 1 >>>> 1 9 36 84 126 126 84 36 9 1 >>>> >>>> conform with the 'proper triangle' definition? >>> >>> Wikipedia* says: "a polygon with three vertices and three sides >>> which are >>> straight line segments" so I guess the above is a 'proper' >>> triangle by >>> anyone's definition. >>> >> >> Look at the last row. It looks off. Seems that the 1's on the >> outer ends >> are off by a space so that it's not a straight line. But I'm sure >> we all get >> the point. > > It's not the last row, but each row where the length of the longest > entry changes - row 5 is off as well. > > What's the policy on hints before the waiting period is up? > > matthew smillie. Anyone have any critique on this one? 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 3 3 1 1 4 6 4 1 1 5 10 10 5 1 1 6 15 20 15 6 1 1 7 21 35 35 21 7 1 1 8 28 56 70 56 28 8 1 1 9 36 84 126 126 84 36 9 1 -Mat