From: Andrey Falko <ma3oxuct@...>
Date: 2007-01-28T16:13:56+09:00
Subject: Re: Counting Toothpicks (#111)

Ok, I fixed my code a little (recall the 34):

1: | (1 toothpicks)
2: || (2 toothpicks)
3: ||| (3 toothpicks)
4: |||| (4 toothpicks)
5: ||||| (5 toothpicks)
6: |||||| (6 toothpicks)
7: ||||||| (7 toothpicks)
8: |||||||| (8 toothpicks)
9: |||x||| (8 toothpicks)
10: |||||x|| (9 toothpicks)
11: ||||||||||| (11 toothpicks)
12: ||||x||| (9 toothpicks)
13: ||||||||||||| (13 toothpicks)
14: ||x||||||| (11 toothpicks)
15: |||||x||| (10 toothpicks)
16: ||||x|||| (10 toothpicks)
17: ||||x||||+| (13 toothpicks)
18: |||x|||||| (11 toothpicks)
19: |||x||||||+| (14 toothpicks)
20: ||||x||||| (11 toothpicks)
21: |||x||||||| (12 toothpicks)
22: ||x||||||||||| (15 toothpicks)
23: |||x|||||||+|| (16 toothpicks)
24: ||||x|||||| (12 toothpicks)
25: |||||x||||| (12 toothpicks)
26: ||x||||||||||||| (17 toothpicks)
27: |||x|||x||| (13 toothpicks)
28: |||||||x|||| (13 toothpicks)
29: |||||||x||||+| (16 toothpicks)
30: ||||||x||||| (13 toothpicks)
31: ||||||x|||||+| (16 toothpicks)
32: ||||x||x|||| (14 toothpicks)
33: |||x||||||||||| (16 toothpicks)
34: ||x||||x||||+| (17 toothpicks)
35: |||||||x||||| (14 toothpicks)
36: |||x|||x|||| (14 toothpicks)
37: |||x|||x||||+| (17 toothpicks)
38: ||x|||x||||||+| (18 toothpicks)
39: |||x||||||||||||| (18 toothpicks)
40: |||||x||x|||| (15 toothpicks)
41: |||||x||x||||+| (18 toothpicks)
42: |||||||x|||||| (15 toothpicks)
43: |||||||x||||||+| (18 toothpicks)
44: |||||||||||x|||| (17 toothpicks)
45: |||x|||x||||| (15 toothpicks)
46: ||x|||x|||||||+|| (20 toothpicks)
47: |||x|||x|||||+|| (19 toothpicks)
48: ||||x|||x|||| (15 toothpicks)
49: |||||||x||||||| (16 toothpicks)
50: |||||x||x||||| (16 toothpicks)

On 1/28/07, C Erler <erlercw@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Jan 27, 6:17 pm, James Edward Gray II <j...@grayproductions.net>
> wrote:
> > You bet.  Post away!
>
> Here's what I got.  Did anyone get any of them with less toothpicks ?
> | = 1 (1 toothpick)
> || = 2 (2 toothpicks)
> ||| = 3 (3 toothpicks)
> |||| = 4 (4 toothpicks)
> ||||| = 5 (5 toothpicks)
> |||||| = 6 (6 toothpicks)
> ||||||| = 7 (7 toothpicks)
> |||||||| = 8 (8 toothpicks)
> |||x||| = 9 (8 toothpicks)
> ||x||||| = 10 (9 toothpicks)
> ||||||||||| = 11 (11 toothpicks)
> |||x|||| = 12 (9 toothpicks)
> |+|||x|||| = 13 (12 toothpicks)
> ||x||||||| = 14 (11 toothpicks)
> |||x||||| = 15 (10 toothpicks)
> ||||x|||| = 16 (10 toothpicks)
> |+||||x|||| = 17 (13 toothpicks)
> |||x|||||| = 18 (11 toothpicks)
> |+|||x|||||| = 19 (14 toothpicks)
> ||||x||||| = 20 (11 toothpicks)
> |||x||||||| = 21 (12 toothpicks)
> ||x||||||||||| = 22 (15 toothpicks)
> ||+|||x||||||| = 23 (16 toothpicks)
> ||||x|||||| = 24 (12 toothpicks)
> |||||x||||| = 25 (12 toothpicks)
> |+|||||x||||| = 26 (15 toothpicks)
> |||x|||x||| = 27 (13 toothpicks)
> ||||x||||||| = 28 (13 toothpicks)
> |+||||x||||||| = 29 (16 toothpicks)
> |||||x|||||| = 30 (13 toothpicks)
> |+|||||x|||||| = 31 (16 toothpicks)
> ||||x|||||||| = 32 (14 toothpicks)
> |||x||||||||||| = 33 (16 toothpicks)
> ||+||||x|||||||| = 34 (18 toothpicks)
> |||||x||||||| = 35 (14 toothpicks)
> |||x|||x|||| = 36 (14 toothpicks)
> |+|||x|||x|||| = 37 (17 toothpicks)
> ||+|||x|||x|||| = 38 (18 toothpicks)
> |||x||||||||||||| = 39 (18 toothpicks)
> ||||x||x||||| = 40 (15 toothpicks)
> |+||||x||x||||| = 41 (18 toothpicks)
> ||||||x||||||| = 42 (15 toothpicks)
> |+||||||x||||||| = 43 (18 toothpicks)
> ||||x||||||||||| = 44 (17 toothpicks)
> |||x|||x||||| = 45 (15 toothpicks)
> |+|||x|||x||||| = 46 (18 toothpicks)
> ||+|||x|||x||||| = 47 (19 toothpicks)
> ||||x|||x|||| = 48 (15 toothpicks)
> |||||||x||||||| = 49 (16 toothpicks)
> |||||x||x||||| = 50 (16 toothpicks)
>
>
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