by Rodrigo » Sun Jul 28, 2002 12:55 am
The example is totally messed up!
Base 15 87 + 78 = 110
110 + 011 = 121 2 steps
Base 14 87 + 78 = 111 1 step <-- it should be "121 1 step"
Base 13 87 + 78 = 132
132 + 231 = 363 2 steps
Base 12 87 + 78 = 143
143 + 341 = 484 2 steps
Base 11 87 + 78 = 154
154 + 451 = 5A5 2 steps
Base 10 87 + 78 = 165
165 + 561 = 726
726 + 627 = 1353
1353 + 3531 = 4884 4 steps
Base 9 87 + 78 = 176
176 + 671 = 857
857 + 758 = 1726
1762 + 2671 = 7543 <-- it should be "1726 + 6271 = 8107"
7543 + 3457 = 12111 <-- it should be "8107 + 7018 = 16126"
12111 + 11121 = 23232 6 steps <-- it should be "16126 + 62161 = 78287 6 steps"
Base 8 87 + 78 = 207 <-- in base 8 digits go from 0 to 7, 87 is illegal!
207 + 702 = 1111 2 steps <-- therefore, this line shouldn't be here
Base 7 illegal ? steps
Base 6 illegal ? steps
Base 5 illegal ? steps
Base 4 illegal ? steps
Base 3 illegal ? steps
Base 2 illegal ? steps
Which means, the correct output for 87 is not:
2 1 2 2 2 4 6 2 ? ? ? ? ? ?
like shown in the sample output; it is:
2 1 2 2 2 4 6 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Which is almost the same, but the intermediate results are completely wrong.
How do I reach the site organizers to alert them about this?