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challenging puzzle looking for help 1 through 9

 
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Dan Pastirik



Joined: 20 Sep 2006
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 20, 2006 1:25 pm    Post subject: challenging puzzle looking for help 1 through 9 Reply with quote

Hi,
I am looking for help in solving the following sudoko. Arrange the numbers 1 through 9 in rows and columns so that each row and column add up to 12 and you can't use the same number more than once.

Thanks goes out to who can help!!
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David Bryant



Joined: 29 Jul 2005
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Location: Denver, Colorado

PostPosted: Wed Sep 20, 2006 1:38 pm    Post subject: It can't be done Reply with quote

Hi, Dan!

That's not a sudoku puzzle. It sounds like a magic square.

Clearly if it's a 3x3 square it's impossible. Since the sum of the digits 1 - 9 is 45, and every digit would be included in two sums, the sum of each row and column would have to be 15, and not 12.

The same logic applies to a square of any size, if you think about it. 90 is not divisible by 12. dcb
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