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#26 2012-02-14 08:18:44
- bobbym
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Re: Permutation Generator
Hi;
The numbers am looking to perm will be like
Unless you are through with the question I want to know exactly what numbers you want to permute.
As I understand it you do not want 2 in the same row.
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If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
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#27 2012-02-14 10:18:43
- Labodmin
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Re: Permutation Generator
Hi they are 1,2,3,4,5,6 on the vertical row and W D A on the horizontal row
what you did looks similar
Its like football pool games where 1,2,3,4,5,6 will be the teams
Eg will be
W D A
1 x
2 x
3 x
4 x
5 x
6 x
Many thanks
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#28 2012-02-14 10:38:30
- bobbym
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Re: Permutation Generator
Hi;
Okay, I will work on it and post if I have a solution.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#29 2012-02-14 10:40:31
- Labodmin
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Re: Permutation Generator
Hi Bobbym
What you have send looks good.
l will change it round to suit what l need it for.
What formula did you use so that l can follow the same trend to organise larger number like 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10?
Best regards
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#30 2012-02-14 10:45:54
- bobbym
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Re: Permutation Generator
Hi;
No formula. And for bigger numbers there may be a lot more permutations, thousands or millions. A formula would only tell how many there are, it would not show what they are.
Using a method, I come up with
That means there are 524880 ways to permute those 6 numbers in those 18 boxes.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#31 2012-02-14 21:04:10
- Labodmin
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Re: Permutation Generator
hello, l am looking at the first numbers you sent:
0 0 1
0 0 2
0 0 3
which were all 162 ways.
if l was to do the same for 1,2,3,4,5,6 how many ways will it be all together and can you also help me organise them please?
Many thanks
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#32 2012-02-14 22:56:09
- bobbym
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Re: Permutation Generator
Hi Labodmin;
There are 
524880 ways to arrange them! That is a very large number.
That is for your problem in post #27. It is quite easy to get the number but to arrange them will require a computer. Do you program?
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#33 2012-02-15 07:04:09
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Re: Permutation Generator
Hi many thanks for the reply.
I don't program .
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#34 2012-02-15 07:38:55
- bobbym
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Re: Permutation Generator
Hi;
Okay, let me know if I can do something else.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#35 2012-02-26 07:49:46
- aegiziano1
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Re: Permutation Generator
Hi gAr and bobbym,
Sorry for such a late response.. After our last postings (post 22) I have been crammed with Finals, Papers, Projects and what not.... The project that you guys helped me on was a success , thanks again!...
.. I was wondering (just out of curiosity) since the file would be tremendously large to show all possible solutions, if there is an actual way to break up the solutions to accommodate the file size.
Last edited by aegiziano1 (2012-02-26 07:50:49)
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#36 2012-02-26 07:54:52
- bobbym
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Re: Permutation Generator
Break up the solutions? I am not following you.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#37 2012-02-26 14:58:21
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Re: Permutation Generator
I mean instead of the list of 1,748,533 solutions on one single file, is it possible to put the soultions on multiple files?
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#38 2012-02-26 14:59:42
- bobbym
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Re: Permutation Generator
Hi;
I would say so. You could also zip it up to make it smaller.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#39 2012-02-27 00:06:25
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Re: Permutation Generator
Hi aegiziano1,
As a 7z compressed tarball, it's around 514KiB.
"Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense" - Buddha?
"Data! Data! Data!" he cried impatiently. "I can't make bricks without clay."
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#40 2012-10-28 22:09:30
- aegiziano1
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Re: Permutation Generator
hey guys ,
I was trying to figure out how to write the code to generate a list for the following code.... let me know if you guys can help?
the question was pick 5 number 1-56 ( No repeats) and an extra number 1-52
#include <cstdlib>
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
int cnt = 0;
int x1,x2,x3,x4,x5,y;
for (x1=1;x1<57;x1++)
{
for (x2=x1+1;x2<57;x2++)
{
for (x3=x2+1;x3<57;x3++)
{
for (x4=x3+1;x4<57;x4++)
{
for (x5=x4+1;x5<57;x5++)
{
for (y=1;y<53;y++)
{
if (x1+x2+x3+x4+x5+y == 147)
{
cnt++;
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
printf("%d",cnt);
system("PAUSE");
return 0;
}
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#41 2012-10-29 00:23:44
- bobbym
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Re: Permutation Generator
What answer did you get when you put a counter in the middle of that?
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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