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Computing Pi with iF*ck
Objective
Compute \$\pi\$ using nothing but \$i\$ (\$\sqrt{-1}\$).
Guidelines
ONLY exponentiation and multiplication may be used (i.e. \$i^i\$ or \$ii\$)
No additional symbols may be used (so no ...
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Genshin Elemental Aura Decay
There is this game Genshin Impact, when an element is applied to an enemy i.e. Electro it remains for some time causing decay to the enemy health. For this challenge, we'll simplify this to a single ...
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Intersection check in the fewest operations
Challenge
Given two line segments, your goal is to write a function which determines if they intersect using only the operations given below:
Multiplication: x*y
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555 Timer Calculator
The Challenge
In honour of getting 555 Rep, here's a little challenge to work out the frequency of a 555 Timer. The frequency can be worked out using
$$ f=\frac{1.44}{(R_1+2R_2)C_1} $$
Implement this ...
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Power Grid Management
You are writing the management software for one "node" of a power grid. A node has a layout like this
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Each + is a ...
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How many distinct characters can be used to implement Boolean Algebra in your programming language [closed]
I am interested in the following problem:
What is the minimum number of distinct characters used in any programming language that can implement Boolean Algebra?
In particular, what is the set that ...
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Ultra-modular representative of rational numbers
Objective
Given a reduced fraction \$p/q\$ where \$q > 0\$, output the (unique) reduced fraction \$p'/q'\$ such that:
\$p'\$ is nonnegative and less than \$q'\$, and
\$q'\$ is a positive odd ...
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Fizz-Buzz-Bazz-Pazz
Fizz-Buzz-Bazz-Pazz
Problem Summary
Write a program that prints numbers from 1 to 100 with replacements based on the following ...
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Shortest Inverse Square Root [duplicate]
Alex ([email protected]) So... uh, thanks for covering me last time. Look, we've had a pretty odd order from a client, but they're willing to pay a TON to ...
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Show order equivalence between the rationals and the binary fractions
Write a function \$f\$ which takes rational numbers and gives binary fractions (rational numbers whose denominator is a power of two) which is bijective and preserves order.
That means:
Different ...
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Noise Cancelling Headphones
Alex ([email protected]) Hey champ, we've just had a huge order for those new noise-cancelling headphones we're meant to be making. Unfooooorrttunately... ...
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Ruler-and-compass constructions
In this code-golf challenge, you will work with a construction that was used by the ancient Greeks: the straightedge-and-compass construction. In particular, you will count how many different ...
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Count number of families of sets satisfying a list of criteria
CHALLENGE
This problem has a math background.
For n=1,2,3,4 we want to count the number of families of sets with maximum n elements that satisfy many criteria of the form:
$$\bigoplus_{k\in A,A\in \...
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Inequality region vertices with 4 equations
Given the following inequalities:
$$
\begin{align}
ax+by&\leq c\\
dx+ey&\leq f\\
gx+hy&\leq i\\
jx+ky&\leq l
\end{align}
$$
These inequalities enclose a region in the shape of a convex ...
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Find the argmin of the cusum
Input
You will be given an array arr of length 10 of float64s. They will all be between -1 and 1.
Output
You must give the index in the array of the minimum value ...
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