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@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Unlock this lock with only 5 keypresses.
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\end{solution}
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\vfill
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Now, consider the same lock, now set with a three-digit binary code.
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Now consider the same lock, but configured with a three-digit binary code.
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\problem{}
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How many codes are possible?
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\vfill
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@@ -20,7 +20,11 @@ We say $v$ is a \textit{subword} of $w$ if $v$ is contained in $w$. \par
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For example, \texttt{11} is a subword of \texttt{011}, but \texttt{00} is not.
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\definition{}
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Recall \ref{lockproblem}. Let's generalize this to the \textit{$n$-subword problem}: \par
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Recall the lock problem from the previous page.
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Let's generalize this to the \textit{$n$-subword problem}:
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\vspace{1mm}
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Given an alphabet $A$ and a positive integer $n$,
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we want a word over $A$ that contains all possible length-$n$ subwords.
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The shortest word that solves a given $n$-subword problem is called the \textit{optimal solution}.
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@@ -67,7 +71,7 @@ Find the following:
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\problem{}<sbounds>
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Let $w$ be a word over an alphabet of size $k$. \par
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Prove the following:
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Show that all of the following are true:
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\begin{itemize}
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\item $\mathcal{S}_n(w) \leq k^n$
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\item $\mathcal{S}_n(w) \geq \mathcal{S}_{n-1}(w) - 1$
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@@ -103,7 +107,7 @@ Prove the following:
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\definition{}
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Let $v$ and $w$ be words over the same alphabet. \par
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The word $vw$ is the word formed by writing $v$ after $w$. \par
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The word $vw$ is the word formed by writing $w$ after $v$. \par
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For example, if $v = \texttt{1001}$ and $w = \texttt{10}$, $vw$ is $\texttt{100110}$.
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\problem{}
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@@ -116,7 +120,6 @@ We'll call this the \textit{Fibonacci word} of order $k$.
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\item What are $F_3$, $F_4$, and $F_5$?
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\item Compute $\mathcal{S}_0$ through $\mathcal{S}_5$ for $F_5$.
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\item Show that the length of $F_k$ is the $(k + 2)^\text{th}$ Fibonacci number. \par
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\hint{Induction.}
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\end{itemize}
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\begin{solution}
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@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
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% use [nosolutions] flag to hide solutions.
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% use [solutions] flag to show solutions.
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\documentclass[
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solutions,
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%solutions,
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singlenumbering
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]{../../../lib/tex/handout}
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\usepackage{../../../lib/tex/macros}
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@@ -19,4 +19,5 @@
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\input{parts/01 fibonacci.tex}
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\input{parts/02 dice.tex}
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\input{parts/03 coins.tex}
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\input{parts/04 bonus.tex}
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\end{document}
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@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ A \textit{rational function} $f$ is a function that can be written as a quotient
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That is, $f(x) = \frac{p(x)}{q(x)}$ where $p$ and $q$ are polynomials.
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\problem{}
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Solve the equation from \ref<fibo> for $F(x)$, expressing it as a rational function.
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Solve the equation from \ref{fibo} for $F(x)$, expressing it as a rational function.
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\begin{solution}
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\begin{align*}
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@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ Solve the equation from \ref<fibo> for $F(x)$, expressing it as a rational funct
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\definition{}
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\textit{Partial fraction decomposition} is an algebreic technique that works as follows: \par
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If $p(x)$ is a polynomial and $a$ and $b$ are constants,
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\textit{Partial fraction decomposition} is an algebraic technique that works as follows: \par
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If $p(x)$ is a polynomial of degree 1 and $a$ and $b$ are constants,
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we can rewrite the rational function $\frac{p(x)}{(x-a)(x-b)}$ as follows:
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\begin{equation*}
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\frac{p(x)}{(x-a)(x-b)} = \frac{c}{x-a} + \frac{d}{x-b}
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@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ find a closed-form expression for its coefficients using partial fraction decomp
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\problem{}
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Using problems from the introduction and \ref{pfd}, find an expression
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for the coefficients of $F(x)$ (and this, for the Fibonacci numbers).
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for the coefficients of $F(x)$ (and thus, for the Fibonacci numbers).
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\begin{solution}
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@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ the probability that the sum of the two dice is $k$.
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\problem{}
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Using generating functions, find two six-sided dice whose sum has the same
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distribution as the sum of two standard six-sided dice? \par
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distribution as the sum of two standard six-sided dice. \par
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That is, for any integer $k$, the number if ways that the sum of the two
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nonstandard dice rolls as $k$ is equal to the number of ways the sum of
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@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ using pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters and half-dollars?}
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\vspace{2mm}
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Most ways of solving this involve awkward brute-force
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approache that don't reveal anything interesting about the problem:
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approaches that don't reveal anything interesting about the problem:
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how can we change our answer if we want to make change for
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\$0.51, or \$1.05, or some other quantity?
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57
src/Advanced/Generating Functions/parts/04 bonus.tex
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57
src/Advanced/Generating Functions/parts/04 bonus.tex
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\section{Extra Problems}
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\problem{USAMO 1996 Problem 6}
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Determine (with proof) whether there is a subset $X$ of
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the nonnegative integers with the following property: for any nonnegative integer $n$ there is exactly
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one solution of $a + 2b = n$ with $a, b \in X$.
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(The original USAMO question asked about all integers, not just nonnegative - this is harder,
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but still approachable with generating functions.)
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\vfill
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\problem{IMO Shortlist 1998}
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Let $a_0, a_1, ...$ be an increasing sequence of nonnegative integers
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such that every nonnegative integer can be
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expressed uniquely in the form $a_i + 2a_j + 4a_k$,
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where $i, j, k$ are not necessarily distinct.
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Determine $a_1998$.
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\vfill
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\problem{USAMO 1986 Problem 5}
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By a partition $\pi$ of an integer $n \geq 1$, we mean here a
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representation of $n$ as a sum of one or more positive integers where the summands must be put in
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nondecreasing order. (e.g., if $n = 4$, then the partitions $\pi$ are
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$1 + 1 + 1 + 1$, $1 + 1 + 2$, $1 + 3, 2 + 2$, and $4$).
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For any partition $\pi$, define $A(\pi)$ to be the number of ones which appear in $\pi$, and define $B(\pi)$
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to be the number of distinct integers which appear in $\pi$ (e.g, if $n = 13$ and $\pi$ is the partition
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$1 + 1 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 5$, then $A(\pi) = 2$ and $B(\pi) = 3$).
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Show that for any fixed $n$, the sum of $A(\pi)$ over all partitions of $\pi$ of $n$ is equal to the sum of
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$B(\pi)$ over all partitions of $\pi$ of $n$.
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\vfill
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\problem{USAMO 2017 Problem 2}
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Let $m_1, m_2, ..., m_n$ be a collection of $n$ distinct positive
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integers. For any sequence of integers $A = (a_1, ..., a_n)$ and any permutation $w = w_1, ..., w_n$ of
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$m_1, ..., m_n$, define an $A$-inversion of $w$ to be a pair of entries $w_i, w_j$ with $i < j$ for which one of the
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following conditions holds:
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\begin{itemize}
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\item $ai \geq wi > wj$
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\item $wj > ai \geq wi$
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\item $wi > wj > ai$
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\end{itemize}
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Show that for any two sequences of integers $A = (a_1, ..., a_n)$ and $B = (b_1, ..., b_n)$ and for any
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positive integer $k$, the number of permutations of $m_1, ..., m_n$ having exactly $k$ $A$-inversions is equal
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to the number of permutations of $m_1, ..., m_n$ having exactly $k$ $B$-inversions.
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(The original USAMO problem allowed the numbers $m_1, ..., m_n$ to not necessarily be distinct.)
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\vfill
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@@ -81,5 +81,6 @@
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\input{parts/00 intro}
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\input{parts/01 tmam}
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\input{parts/02 kestrel}
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\input{parts/03 bonus}
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\end{document}
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@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ Complete his proof.
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\lineno{} let A \cmnt{Let A be any any bird.}
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\lineno{} let Cx = A(Mx) \cmnt{Define C as the composition of A and M}
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\lineno{} CC = A(MC)
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\lineno{} = A(CC) \qed{}
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\lineno{} = A(CC)
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\end{alltt}
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\end{solution}
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\lineno{}
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\lineno{} ME = E \cmnt{By definition of fondness}
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\lineno{} ME = EE \cmnt{By definition of M}
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\lineno{} \thus{} EE = E \qed{}
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\lineno{} \thus{} EE = E
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\end{alltt}
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\end{solution}
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@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ Show that if $C$ is agreeable, $A$ is agreeable.
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\lineno{} let y so that Cy = Ey \cmnt{Such a y must exist because C is agreeable}
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\lineno{}
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\lineno{} A(By) = Ey
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\lineno{} = D(By) \qed{}
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\lineno{} = D(By)
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\end{alltt}
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\end{solution}
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@@ -129,6 +129,20 @@ Given three arbitrary birds $A$, $B$, and $C$, show that there exists a bird $D$
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We say two birds $A$ and $B$ are \textit{compatible} if there are birds $x$ and $y$ so that $Ax = y$ and $By = x$. \\
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Note that $x$ and $y$ may be the same bird. \\
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\problem{}
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Show that any bird that is fond of at least one bird is compatible with itself.
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\begin{solution}
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\begin{alltt}
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\lineno{} let A
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\lineno{} let x so that Ax = x \cmnt{A is fond of at least one other bird}
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\lineno{} Ax = x
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\end{alltt}
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\end{solution}
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\vfill
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\problem{}
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Show that any two birds in this forest are compatible. \\
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\begin{alltt}
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\begin{solution}
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\begin{alltt}
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\lineno{} let A, B
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\lineno{}
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\lineno{} let Cx = A(Bx) \cmnt{Composition}
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\lineno{} let y = Cy \cmnt{Let C be fond of y}
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\lineno{}
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\lineno{} = A(By)
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\lineno{}
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\lineno{} let x = By \cmnt{Rename By to x}
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\lineno{} Ax = y \qed{}
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\lineno{} Ax = y
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\end{alltt}
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\end{solution}
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\vfill
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\problem{}
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Show that any bird that is fond of at least one bird is compatible with itself.
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\begin{solution}
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\begin{alltt}
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\lineno{} let A
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\lineno{} let x so that Ax = x \cmnt{A is fond of at least one other bird}
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\lineno{} Ax = x \qed{}
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\end{alltt}
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That's it.
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\end{solution}
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\vfill
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\pagebreak
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\begin{alltt}
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\lineno{} let A
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\lineno{} let B so that Ax = B
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\lineno{} \thus{} AB = B \qed{}
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\lineno{} \thus{} AB = B
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\end{alltt}
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\end{solution}
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\vfill
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\begin{alltt}
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\lineno{} KK = K
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\lineno{} \thus{} (KK)y = K \cmnt{By definition of the Kestrel}
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\lineno{} \thus{} Ky = K \qed{} \cmnt{By 01}
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\lineno{} \thus{} Ky = K \cmnt{By 01}
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\end{alltt}
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\end{solution}
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\begin{alltt}
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\lineno{} let A so that KA = A \cmnt{Any bird is fond of at least one bird}
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\lineno{} (KA)y = y \cmnt{By definition of the kestrel}
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\lineno{} \thus{} Ay = A \qed{} \cmnt{By 01}
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\lineno{} \thus{} Ay = A \cmnt{By 01}
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\end{alltt}
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\end{solution}
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\lineno{} (Kx)z = x
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\lineno{} (Ky)z = y
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\lineno{}
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\lineno{} \thus{} x = (Kx)z = (Ky)z = y \qed{}
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\lineno{} \thus{} x = (Kx)z = (Ky)z = y
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\end{alltt}
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\end{solution}
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@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ An egocentric Kestrel must be extremely lonely. Why is this?
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\lineno{} Ky = K
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\lineno{} Kx = Ky
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\lineno{} x = y for all x, y \cmnt{By \ref{leftcancel}}
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\lineno{} x = y = K \qed{} \cmnt{By 10, and since K exists}
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\lineno{} x = y = K \cmnt{By 10, and since K exists}
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\end{alltt}
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\end{solution}
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102
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\section{Bonus Problems}
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\definition{}
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The identity bird has sometimes been maligned, owing to
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the fact that whatever bird x you call to $I$, all $I$ does is to echo
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$x$ back to you.
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\vspace{2mm}
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Superficially, the bird $I$ appears to have no intelligence or imagination; all it can do is repeat what it hears.
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For this reason, in the past, thoughtless students of ornithology
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referred to it as the idiot bird. However, a more profound or-
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nithologist once studied the situation in great depth and dis-
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covered that the identity bird is in fact highly intelligent! The
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real reason for its apparently unimaginative behavior is that it
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has an unusually large heart and hence is fond of every bird!
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When you call $x$ to $I$, the reason it responds by calling back $x$
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is not that it can't think of anything else; it's just that it wants
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you to know that it is fond of $x$!
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\vspace{2mm}
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Since an identity bird is fond of every bird, then it is also
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fond of itself, so every identity bird is egocentric. However,
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its egocentricity doesn't mean that it is any more fond of itself
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than of any other bird!.
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\problem{}
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The laws of the forest no longer apply.
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Suppose we are told that the forest contains an identity bird
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$I$ and that $I$ is agreeable. \
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Does it follow that every bird must be fond of at least one bird?
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\vfill
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\problem{}
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Suppose we are told that there is an identity bird $I$ and that
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every bird is fond of at least one bird. \
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Does it necessarily follow that $I$ is agreeable?
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\vfill
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\pagebreak
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\problem{}
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Suppose we are told that there is an identity bird $I$, but we are
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not told whether $I$ is agreeable or not.
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However, we are told that every pair of birds is compatible. \
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Which of the following conclusiens can be validly drawn?
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\begin{itemize}
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\item Every bird is fond of at least one bird
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\item $I$ is agreeable.
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\end{itemize}
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\vfill
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\problem{}
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The identity bird $I$, though egocentric, is in general not hope-
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lessly egocentric. Indeed, if there were a hopelessly egocentric
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identity bird, the situation would be quite sad. Why?
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\vfill
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\definition{}
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A bird $L$ is called a lark if the following
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holds for any birds $x$ and $y$:
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\[
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(Lx)y = x(yy)
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\]
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\problem{}
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Prove that if the forest contains a lark $L$ and an identity bird
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$I$, then it must also contain a mockingbird $M$.
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\vfill
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\pagebreak
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\problem{}
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Why is a hopelessly egocentric lark unusually attractive?
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\vfill
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\problem{}
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Assuming that no bird can be both a lark and a kestrel---as
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any ornithologist knows!---prove that it is impossible for a
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lark to be fond of a kestrel.
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\vfill
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\problem{}
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It might happen, however, that a kestrel is fond of a lark. \par
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Show that in this case, \textit{every} bird is fond of the lark.
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\vfill
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@@ -127,10 +127,6 @@ Mate the king in one move. \par
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\pagebreak
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% Sherlock, a question of survival
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\problem{An empty board}
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\difficulty{2}{5}
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@@ -161,42 +157,6 @@ There is one more piece on the board, which isn't shown. What color square does
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\pagebreak
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% Sherlock, another monochromatic
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\problem{The knight's grave}
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\difficulty{3}{5}
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In the game below, no pieces have moved from a black square to a white square, or from a white square to a black square.
|
||||
The white king has made less than fourteen moves. \par
|
||||
Use this information to show that a pawn was promoted. \par
|
||||
|
||||
% spell:off
|
||||
\manyboards{
|
||||
ke8,
|
||||
Pb2,Pd2,
|
||||
Ke1
|
||||
}
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% spell:on
|
||||
|
||||
\begin{solution}
|
||||
Knights always move to a different colored square, so all four missing knights must have been captured on their home square.
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What pieces captured them?
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|
||||
\vspace{2mm}
|
||||
|
||||
We can easily account for the white knights and the black knight on G8, but who could've captured the knight from B8?
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The only white pieces that can move to black squares are pawns, the Bishop (which is trapped on C1), the rook (which is stuck on column A and row 1), or the king (which would need at least 14 moves to do so).
|
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|
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\vspace{2mm}
|
||||
|
||||
If this knight was captured by a pawn, that pawn would be immediately promoted. If it was captured by a piece that wasn't a pawn, that piece must be a promoted pawn.
|
||||
\end{solution}
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||||
|
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\vfill
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\pagebreak
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|
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|
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||||
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||||
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% Arabian Knights, intro (given with solution)
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@@ -373,3 +333,121 @@ Which bishop was it, and what did it capture? \par
|
||||
|
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\vfill
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||||
\pagebreak
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||||
|
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% Sherlock, appendix
|
||||
\problem{Moriarty's first}
|
||||
\difficulty{3}{5}
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||||
|
||||
|
||||
No captures have been made in the last four moves. \par
|
||||
It is White's move. What was the previous move?
|
||||
|
||||
% spell:off
|
||||
\manyboards{
|
||||
Bc8,
|
||||
pg6,
|
||||
Pg5,kh5,
|
||||
Pd4,Qg4,Bh4,
|
||||
pd3,
|
||||
Pd2,Be2,Bg2,
|
||||
Nc1,rd1,Ne1,Kf1,Qg1,Rh1
|
||||
}
|
||||
% spell:on
|
||||
|
||||
\begin{solution}
|
||||
To see what the position was four moves ago,
|
||||
move the Black queen to E4, the knight on E1 to F3,
|
||||
the Black bishop to E1, and the White bishop on C8 to H3.
|
||||
|
||||
The following sequence of moves brought the game to the present position:
|
||||
|
||||
\begin{itemize}
|
||||
\item bishop to c8, check
|
||||
\item bishop to h4, check
|
||||
\item knight to e1, check
|
||||
\item queen to g4.
|
||||
\end{itemize}
|
||||
|
||||
This is the only way the present position could have arisen,
|
||||
so Black's last move was with the queen from E4 to G4.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
Try any other last move, and you will find it impossible to play back three more moves.
|
||||
\end{solution}
|
||||
|
||||
\vfill
|
||||
\pagebreak
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
% Sherlock, appendix
|
||||
\problem{Moriarty's second}
|
||||
\difficulty{3}{5}
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
Neither the White king nor queen has moved
|
||||
during the last five moves, nor has any piece
|
||||
been captured during that time.
|
||||
What was the last move?
|
||||
|
||||
% spell:off
|
||||
\manyboards{
|
||||
kh8,
|
||||
Kg6,Bh6,
|
||||
pa4,
|
||||
Qa2
|
||||
}
|
||||
% spell:on
|
||||
|
||||
\begin{solution}
|
||||
Put the Black pawn on A7, the Black king on G8, remove the
|
||||
White bishop, and put a White pawn on d5; this was the position
|
||||
five moves ago. The following sequence of moves brought the
|
||||
game to its present position:
|
||||
|
||||
\begin{itemize}
|
||||
\item White: P-d6
|
||||
\item Black: K-h8
|
||||
\item White: P-d7
|
||||
\item Black: P-a6
|
||||
\item White: P-d8 = B
|
||||
\item Black: P-a5
|
||||
\item White: B-g5
|
||||
\item Black: P-a4
|
||||
\item White: B-h6
|
||||
\end{itemize}
|
||||
\end{solution}
|
||||
|
||||
\vfill
|
||||
\pagebreak
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
% Sherlock, appendix
|
||||
\problem{Moriarty's third}
|
||||
\difficulty{3}{5}
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
No pawn has moved, nor has any piece been
|
||||
captured in the last five moves. \par
|
||||
The Black king has been accidentally
|
||||
knocked off the board. \par
|
||||
On what square should he stand?
|
||||
|
||||
% spell:off
|
||||
\manyboards{
|
||||
rh8,
|
||||
pa7,pb7,pc7,pd7,pe7,Kf7,pg7,Ph7,
|
||||
Pg6,
|
||||
na2
|
||||
}
|
||||
% spell:on
|
||||
|
||||
\begin{solution}
|
||||
The only way to avoid a retrograde stalemate for White is by
|
||||
placing the Black king on C8. Black's last move was with
|
||||
the rook from D8, White's move before that was with his
|
||||
king from G8, and Black's move before that was to castle.
|
||||
\end{solution}
|
||||
|
||||
\vfill
|
||||
\pagebreak
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -169,16 +169,156 @@ White to move. Which side of the board did each color start on? \par
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
% Sherlock, another monochromatic
|
||||
\problem{Monochromatic}
|
||||
\difficulty{4}{5}
|
||||
|
||||
In the game below, no pieces have moved from a black square to a white square or from a white square to a black square.
|
||||
The white king has made fewer than fourteen moves. \par
|
||||
Use this information to show that a pawn was promoted. \par
|
||||
|
||||
% spell:off
|
||||
\manyboards{
|
||||
ke8,
|
||||
Pb2,Pd2,
|
||||
Ke1
|
||||
}
|
||||
% spell:on
|
||||
|
||||
\begin{solution}
|
||||
Knights always move to a different colored square, so all four missing knights must have been captured on their home square.
|
||||
What pieces captured them?
|
||||
|
||||
\vspace{2mm}
|
||||
|
||||
We can easily account for the white knights and the black knight on G8, but who could've captured the knight from B8?
|
||||
The only white pieces that can move to black squares are pawns, the Bishop (which is trapped on C1), the rook (which is stuck on column A and row 1), or the king (which would need at least 14 moves to do so).
|
||||
|
||||
\vspace{2mm}
|
||||
|
||||
If this knight was captured by a pawn, that pawn would be immediately promoted. If it was captured by a piece that wasn't a pawn, that piece must be a promoted pawn.
|
||||
\end{solution}
|
||||
|
||||
\vfill
|
||||
\pagebreak
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
% Sherlock, another question of location
|
||||
\problem{Superposition}
|
||||
\difficulty{4}{5}
|
||||
|
||||
A white pawn is missing; it is either on F2 or G2. \par
|
||||
Where is it?
|
||||
|
||||
% spell:off
|
||||
\manyboards{
|
||||
ke8,rh8,
|
||||
pa7,pf7,pg7,
|
||||
pa6,pb6,
|
||||
pb5,
|
||||
Pa4,Pb4,Pc4,
|
||||
pa3,
|
||||
Pa2,Pb2,
|
||||
Ke1
|
||||
}
|
||||
% spell:on
|
||||
|
||||
\vfill
|
||||
\pagebreak
|
||||
|
||||
% Sherlock, another question of location
|
||||
\problem{Possibility}
|
||||
\difficulty{4}{5}
|
||||
|
||||
Show that black can castle to either side. \par
|
||||
We know the following:
|
||||
|
||||
\begin{itemize}
|
||||
\item White started the game missing one rook.
|
||||
\item White has not moved either knight
|
||||
\item No promotions have been made
|
||||
\item White's last move was from E2 to E4.
|
||||
\end{itemize}
|
||||
|
||||
% spell:off
|
||||
\manyboards{
|
||||
ra8,ke8,rh8,
|
||||
pa7,bb7,pc7,pd7,pf7,pg7,ph7,
|
||||
nc6,nh6,
|
||||
pe5,qg5,
|
||||
bb4,Pe4,
|
||||
Pb2,Pc2,Pd2,Pf2,Pg2,Ph2,
|
||||
Nb1,Bc1,Qd1,Ke1,Bf1,Ng1,Rh1
|
||||
}
|
||||
% spell:on
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
\vfill
|
||||
\pagebreak
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
% Sherlock, little exercise 2
|
||||
\problem{Kidnapping}
|
||||
\difficulty{4}{5}
|
||||
|
||||
On which square was the White queen captured?. \par
|
||||
|
||||
% spell:off
|
||||
\manyboards{
|
||||
ra8,qd8,ke8,ng8,rh8,
|
||||
pa7,pb7,pc7,pe7,pf7,ph7,
|
||||
nc6,pe6,ph6,
|
||||
Pb3,
|
||||
Na2,Pb2,Pc2,Pd2,Pe2,Pf2,Pg2,Ph2,
|
||||
Ra1,Ke1,Rh1
|
||||
}
|
||||
% spell:on
|
||||
|
||||
\begin{solution}
|
||||
White is missing a queen, both bishops, and one knight. \par
|
||||
The black pawns on E6 and H6 account for two captures.
|
||||
|
||||
\vspace{2mm}
|
||||
|
||||
Neither white bishop could've been captured by these pawns,
|
||||
since both are trapped by their pawns. Thus, these black pawns must have captured a queen and a knight.
|
||||
|
||||
\vspace{4mm}
|
||||
|
||||
The white pawn on B3 must have captured a black bishop. \par
|
||||
The white queen got onto the board through A2. \par
|
||||
Therefore, the pawn on B3 made its capture before the queen escaped,
|
||||
and the black bishop was captured before the white queen.
|
||||
|
||||
\vspace{4mm}
|
||||
|
||||
Similarly, the bishop from C8 must have been
|
||||
captured on B3 after the capture on E6, since it
|
||||
got on the board through D7.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
\vspace{4mm}
|
||||
|
||||
The capture on E6 was made before the capture on B3 (black bishop),
|
||||
which was made before the white queen was captured.
|
||||
Therefore, the white queen was not captured on E6, and must
|
||||
have been lost on H6.
|
||||
\end{solution}
|
||||
|
||||
\vfill
|
||||
\pagebreak
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
% Arabian Knights 4
|
||||
\problem{A missing piece}
|
||||
\difficulty{4}{5}
|
||||
\difficulty{6}{8}
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
There is a piece at G4, marked with a $\odot$. \par
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
|
||||
|
||||
% Arabian Knights 5
|
||||
\problem{The hidden castle}
|
||||
\difficulty{7}{7}
|
||||
\difficulty{8}{8}
|
||||
|
||||
There is a white castle hidden on this board. Where is it? \par
|
||||
None of the royalty has moved or been under attack. \par
|
||||
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ None of the royalty has moved or been under attack. \par
|
||||
|
||||
% Arabian Knights 6
|
||||
\problem{Who moved last?}
|
||||
\difficulty{7}{7}
|
||||
\difficulty{8}{8}
|
||||
|
||||
After many moves of chess, the board looks as follows. \par
|
||||
Who moved last? \par
|
||||
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ Who moved last? \par
|
||||
|
||||
% Arabian Knights 3
|
||||
\problem{The king in disguise}<kingdisguise>
|
||||
\difficulty{7}{7}
|
||||
\difficulty{8}{8}
|
||||
|
||||
The white king is exploring his kingdom under a disguise. He could look like any piece of any color.\par
|
||||
Show that he must be on C7.
|
||||
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ Show that he must be on C7.
|
||||
|
||||
% Arabian Knights 3
|
||||
\problem{The king in disguise once more}
|
||||
\difficulty{5}{7}
|
||||
\difficulty{5}{8}
|
||||
|
||||
The white king is again exploring his kingdom, now under a different disguise. Where is he? \par
|
||||
\hint{\say{different disguise} implies that the white king looks like a different piece!}
|
||||
|
||||
11
src/Warm-Ups/Bugs/main.typ
Normal file
11
src/Warm-Ups/Bugs/main.typ
Normal file
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
|
||||
#import "@local/handout:0.1.0": *
|
||||
|
||||
#show: handout.with(
|
||||
title: [Warm-Up: Bugs on a Log],
|
||||
by: "Mark",
|
||||
)
|
||||
|
||||
#problem()
|
||||
2013 bugs are on a meter-long line. Each walks to the left or right at a constant speed. \
|
||||
If two bugs meet, both turn around and continue walking in opposite directions. \
|
||||
What is the longest time it could take for all the bugs to walk off the end of the log?
|
||||
6
src/Warm-Ups/Bugs/meta.toml
Normal file
6
src/Warm-Ups/Bugs/meta.toml
Normal file
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
|
||||
[metadata]
|
||||
title = "Bugs on a Log"
|
||||
|
||||
[publish]
|
||||
handout = true
|
||||
solutions = true
|
||||
@@ -2,9 +2,8 @@
|
||||
#import "@preview/cetz:0.4.2"
|
||||
|
||||
#show: handout.with(
|
||||
title: [Warm-Up: What's an AST?],
|
||||
title: [Warm-Up: The Painting],
|
||||
by: "Mark",
|
||||
subtitle: "Based on a true story.",
|
||||
)
|
||||
|
||||
#problem()
|
||||
@@ -13,7 +12,8 @@ Hang the painting on two nails so that if either is removed, the painting falls.
|
||||
|
||||
#v(2mm)
|
||||
You may detach the string as you hang the painting, but it must be re-attached once you're done. \
|
||||
#hint[The solution to this problem isn't a "think outside the box" trick, it's a clever wrapping of the string.]
|
||||
|
||||
The solution to this problem isn't a trick, it's a clever wrapping of the string.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
#v(2mm)
|
||||
|
||||
Reference in New Issue
Block a user