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[SC2B Key Contest]Math challenge

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yh8c4
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
108 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-05-02 01:01:04
May 01 2010 22:18 GMT
#1
contest is over, winner is hamster1800

Original problem was taken from here: http://projecteuler.net/index.php?section=problems&id=290

Solution:

+ Show Spoiler +


ok, the key is yours:

xxxxxx-xxxx-xxxxxx-xxxx-xxxxxx

have fun

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Original Message:
Sure thing
9090754242258600
1710153888867000

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Original Message:
could you give me 2 examples for x for which ds(x) = ds(x * 137)?

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Original Message:
Answer =
20444710234716473

Solution is a dynamic programming algorithm. State is based on the last k digits of the number, lazily computing the digit sum of 137*x digit by digit, storing the next 4 digits to the left of the last k digits (using the fact that 9*137 + 99 < 10000). I iterate through the values of k from 0 to 17, increasing it by one each time (so that at the end we have the values for 18), computing the number of numbers x for which the next 4 digits to the left are "a" and the difference between ds(x) and ds(137*x) (up to the last k digits) is "b".

Code below:

#include<cstdio>
#include<cstdlib>

using namespace std;

int main() {
long long **now, **next;
now = new long long*[10000];
next = new long long*[10000];
for(int i = 0; i<10000; i++) {
now[i] = new long long[401];
next[i] = new long long[401];
now[i] += 200;
next[i] += 200;
for(int j = -200; j<=200; j++) {
now[i][j] = next[i][j] = 0;
}
}
now[0][0] = 1;
for(int i = 0; i<18; i++) {
for(int j = 0; j<10000; j++) {
for(int k = -200; k<=200; k++) {
next[j][k] = 0;
}
}
for(int a = 0; a<10000; a++) {
for(int b = -162; b<=162; b++) {
for(int d = 0; d<=9; d++) {
int na = a/10 + 137*d, nb = b - a%10 + d;
next[na][nb] += now[a][b];
}
}
}
long long **t = now;
now = next;
next = t;
}
long long ans = 0;
for(int i = 0; i<10000; i++) {
for(int j = -200; j<=200; j++) {
int a = i, b = j;
while(a != 0) {
b -= a%10;
a/=10;
}
if(b == 0) {
ans += now[i][j];
}
}
}
printf("%lld\n",ans);
}




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I dont know whether there is still a high demand for beta keys, but I received another friend invite key, which you can win by solving the following challenge:

Let x be an integer equal to or greater than 0 and smaller than 1000000000000000000 (10^18).

Let ds(x) be the digit sum of x, i.e. ds(123) = 1 + 2 + 3 = 6

For how many distinct x is ds(x) = ds(137 * x)?

The first one to pm me a) the correct answer and b) a little explanation (e.g. source code) how to find the solution will receive a beta key.

Once I receive a solution, I'll reply whether it's correct or not. If it's not correct you can try again.

Good luck!

edit 1: The solution is NOT 1!
edit 2: ds(solution) = 59


zealing
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Canada806 Posts
May 01 2010 22:21 GMT
#2
can't you just give me the key? i skiped school to play BW so i don't know math, could i just beat you 1v1 Destination BW for the key? its all i got
Think you got lag? It took Jesus 3 days to respawn.
yh8c4
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
108 Posts
May 01 2010 22:25 GMT
#3
On May 02 2010 07:21 zealing wrote:
can't you just give me the key? i skiped school to play BW so i don't know math, could i just beat you 1v1 Destination BW for the key? its all i got


unfortunately, beating me in bw is anything but a challenge and thus I can't reward you with a beta key for that
Sadistx
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Zimbabwe5568 Posts
May 01 2010 22:27 GMT
#4
Bah, I wish a java SDE lying around, i could tell you in less than a minute :/

This is so easy if you have any programming thing lying around.
Lightwip
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States5497 Posts
May 01 2010 22:28 GMT
#5
I might try to write a program to do this.
If you are not Bisu, chances are I hate you.
Shrine
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Australia107 Posts
May 01 2010 22:37 GMT
#6
11
Hell is empty, All the devils are here.
yh8c4
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
108 Posts
May 01 2010 22:37 GMT
#7
yes, writing a program is a good idea, but be aware that 10^18 is really big
Lightwip
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States5497 Posts
May 01 2010 22:48 GMT
#8
Yeah, I'm not sure that would even fit in a long int.
If you are not Bisu, chances are I hate you.
Sharkified
Profile Joined January 2009
Canada254 Posts
May 01 2010 22:52 GMT
#9
On May 02 2010 07:27 Sadistx wrote:
Bah, I wish a java SDE lying around, i could tell you in less than a minute :/

This is so easy if you have any programming thing lying around.


Nah it takes forever to do it, would have to find a complicated way of doing it, then rather just learn maths.
yh8c4
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
108 Posts
May 01 2010 22:56 GMT
#10
On May 02 2010 07:37 Shrine wrote:
11


wrong
JonnyWhy
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Canada94 Posts
May 01 2010 22:57 GMT
#11
43?
Say something juicy.
Sharkified
Profile Joined January 2009
Canada254 Posts
May 01 2010 23:00 GMT
#12
Is it a one try thing ?
JonnyWhy
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Canada94 Posts
May 01 2010 23:03 GMT
#13
On May 02 2010 08:00 Sharkified wrote:
Is it a one try thing ?


On May 02 2010 07:18 yh8c4 wrote:
Once I receive a solution, I'll reply whether it's correct or not. If it's not correct you can try again.


Say something juicy.
yh8c4
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
108 Posts
May 01 2010 23:04 GMT
#14
no, this is not limited to 1 try, but stop just posting or pming a single number. to receive the key you must have the correct answer AND an explanation why your answer is correct.
yh8c4
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
108 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-05-01 23:12:07
May 01 2010 23:06 GMT
#15
here's a little hint:

let cs be the correct solution. ds(cs) = 59.
Synthesis
Profile Joined August 2008
Canada167 Posts
May 01 2010 23:08 GMT
#16
42.

Source
Sadistx
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Zimbabwe5568 Posts
May 01 2010 23:09 GMT
#17
On May 02 2010 08:08 Synthesis wrote:
42.

Source


That joke got old the first 1000 times people used it.
Nehsb
Profile Joined May 2009
United States380 Posts
May 01 2010 23:09 GMT
#18
Hmmm, 137 | 10001, 99999999, and 10^12 + 1.

Might be useful?

Might be able to use that to cut down the numbers you have to search...
TwilightStar
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States649 Posts
May 01 2010 23:19 GMT
#19
3.76
(5)Twilight Star.scx --------- AdmiralHoth: There was one week when I didn't shave for a month.
Sadistx
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Zimbabwe5568 Posts
May 01 2010 23:24 GMT
#20
From what I understand, it will be a pretty big number, around 29000000000000000.

I have no means of actually solving this without getting a programming language that handles huge numbers and writing code for it.

I'm sure one of the math majors on here has a better way than brute forcing it.
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