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Author:  enxio27 [ Thu Jun 05, 2008 6:42 pm ]
Post subject:  Pi Day puzzle

Here's another unique puzzle. It was created by Brainfreeze Puzzles in honor of Pi Day (March 14, i.e. 3.14).

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What is Pi Day?

Pi Day is a celebration of the number π that occurs every March 14 (3.14...). Math geeks all over the world celebrate their math-geekiness on this day with pie-eating contests, recitations of the digits of pi, and occasionally fundraisers where math faculty get hit in the face with pies. At Brainfreeze Puzzles we celebrate Pi Day - how else? - with a Sudoku puzzle.

Rules: Each row, column, and jigsaw region must contain exactly the first twelve digits of pi, including repeats: 3.14159265358. Notice that each region will contain two 1's, two 3's, three 5's, and no 7's. This puzzle is the most fun you'll ever have memorizing the first twelve digits of π !


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Author:  udosuk [ Sat Jun 07, 2008 4:19 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Pi Day puzzle

Solution:
325154631895
415238595136
614593583125
533185925641
892651154335
581529433561
153816249553
945351568213
236515315489
368945151352
151363852954
559432316518

Perhaps a bigger challenge than solving this puzzle itself is the entering and then working at it in JSudoku. :ugeek:

BTW my gut feeling is that the 1st 12 digits of Pi should have been 3.14159265359 (rounded to 11 d.p.). :geek:

And thanks heaps for posting the other variants. To much to digest for now though. :study:

Author:  enxio27 [ Sat Jun 07, 2008 4:35 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Pi Day puzzle

udosuk wrote:
Perhaps a bigger challenge than solving this puzzle itself is the entering and then working at it in JSudoku. :ugeek:


:D I haven't tried the puzzle yet.

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BTW my gut feeling is that the 1st 12 digits of Pi should have been 3.14159265359 (rounded to 11 d.p.). :geek:


Well, I guess if you want to get really specific about the value of pi. . . :shock: :lol:

Author:  Para [ Sat Jun 07, 2008 6:21 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Pi Day puzzle

Well it says the first 12 digits of pi, not pi in twelve digits. If you write 123456789 and someone asks you, name the first 5 digits, you wouldn't say 12346 either. But that is just my opinion ;).

I also made puzzles based on the first digits of pi and i never rounded them either then. It's easier to find the digits this way for someone who doesn't know them by heart. Makes for interesting killers btw.

Author:  JLynn [ Sat Jun 07, 2008 8:37 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Pi Day puzzle

If you really want to learn the first few scores of digits of pi, well...

Author:  enxio27 [ Sat Jun 07, 2008 10:05 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Pi Day puzzle

JLynn wrote:
If you really want to learn the first few scores of digits of pi, well...


Nice graphics! I think the link I posted above has this one beat, though. . . ;)

Author:  JLynn [ Sat Jun 07, 2008 11:43 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Pi Day puzzle

More digits, aye, but does it have a catchy tune?

Author:  enxio27 [ Sun Jun 08, 2008 1:20 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Pi Day puzzle

JLynn wrote:
More digits, aye, but does it have a catchy tune?


Ahhhh! I usually keep my speaker turned off, so I missed that. Thanks for the heads-up!

Author:  Glyn [ Sun Jun 08, 2008 9:25 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Pi Day puzzle

Why not celebrate your love of Pi by using 9 digits from the 186,557,264th decimal place which are 891234567.That way every Sudoku can be a party day. :cheers:

Author:  udosuk [ Sun Jun 08, 2008 12:10 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Pi Day puzzle

Glyn wrote:
Why not celebrate your love of Pi by using 9 digits from the 186,557,264th decimal place which are 891234567.

Is there a source of this? Or do you personally have a database of 1 billion Pi digits and just cranked it up yourself?

What is the earliest position for "0123456789", for example? :geek:

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