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by 5el
Tue Sep 06, 2016 11:49 am
Forum: Challenges Solved
Topic: snake arithmetic
Replies: 16
Views: 1479

According to wolframalpha the sum of the first billion ends with 90.6, so the phyton code should actually print out a number ending with 90 because it does not round properly. http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=1000000000000*%281%2B7*Sum[1%2F%28%284k%2B1%29^2%2B2%284k%2B1%29%29,{k,0,1000000000000}...
by 5el
Wed Aug 31, 2016 7:21 am
Forum: Challenges
Topic: Snake Arithmetic
Replies: 40
Views: 66886

Hippo wrote:For those who don´t like guessing ... the correct answer is smaller by one than the answer the challenge accepts.
If I round my result correctly I'm getting exactly the result accepted by the challenge.
by 5el
Mon Aug 22, 2016 12:55 pm
Forum: Challenges
Topic: A Hundred 0s
Replies: 33
Views: 63913

Using the official source I was able to solve the first 6 characters, which showed me that I'm on the right track, but finding out which of the rest are right or wrong wasn't easy.
The challenge title and the hint about draw pointed me in the right direction.
by 5el
Mon Aug 22, 2016 8:40 am
Forum: The Hacker's Server
Topic: Ranking
Replies: 36
Views: 101380

The ranking hasn't updated for weeks now, I think it is stuck again. Can someone repair it?