No, the expression has to be 1+<.1505%a . Let k be an element of a. If k exactly divides 1505 with a quotient of q, the needed numbers are 0 1 2 ... q , in other words i.1+q, in other words i.1+<.1505%k . If k does not exactly divide 1505, the needed numbers are again 0 1 2 ... 1+<.1505%k .
----- Original Message ----- From: Randy MacDonald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sunday, January 6, 2008 20:04 Subject: Re: [Jprogramming] Not so hard to solve the comic in J? To: Programming forum <[email protected]> > Sorry, > > >. 1505 % a > > Too easy to make a spelling mistake, especially a 1-pixel one. > > Roger Hui wrote: > > But > > >: 1505 % a > > 8 6.47273 5.49254 5.23944 4.58333 3.59483 > > > > and non-integers would lead to errors in later expressions. > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Randy MacDonald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: Friday, January 4, 2008 12:10 > > Subject: Re: [Jprogramming] Not so hard to solve the comic in J? > > To: Programming forum <[email protected]> > > > > > >> Hello Roger; > >> > >> n =: >: 1505 % a > >> > >> If this has been noted, my apologies: I'm doing Xmas catchup. > >> > >> Roger Hui wrote: > >> > >>> The calculation of n was off by 1, and the correction is as > follows:>>> > >>> a=: 215 275 335 355 420 580 > >>> n=: 1 + <.1505 % a > >>> b=: 1505 = ((#: i.@(*/)) n) +/ .* a > >>> n #: I. b > >>> 1 0 0 2 0 1 > >>> 7 0 0 0 0 0 > >>> (n #: I. b) +/ .* a > >>> 1505 1505 > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>> From: Roger Hui <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>> Date: Friday, December 21, 2007 13:43 > >>> Subject: Re: [Jprogramming] Not so hard to solve the comic > in J? > >>> To: Programming forum <[email protected]> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>> a=: 215 275 335 355 420 580 > >>>> n=: <.1505 % a > >>>> b=: 1505 = ((#: i.@(*/)) n) +/ .* a > >>>> n #: I. b > >>>> 1 0 0 2 0 1 > >>>> 1 0 0 2 0 1 +/ .* a > >>>> 1505 > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>>> From: Devon McCormick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>> Date: Friday, December 21, 2007 13:32 > >>>> Subject: [Jprogramming] Not so hard to solve the comic in J? > >>>> To: J-programming forum <[email protected]> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>> How hard is it to solve this problem? http://xkcd.com/287/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
