Thursday, February 4, 2010

Tower of Hanoi


Describe the strategy and the formula for the puzzle: Tower of Hanoi


When I first played this game, I used the method of guess and check ... but after I got to 5 disks and couldn't find an answer, I got incredibly bored and frustrated .

Seeing as I couldn't find a mathematical solution , I'm still currently using the lovely method of guess and check!:)

My picture above proves to you that I have beaten 5 disks and if you can't do this then maybe my next piece of information will be helpful! All I've found out so far is, if you have an odd number of rings , you have to start by putting the smallest ring on the furthest pole and the second smallest ring on the middle pole. For an even number you would need to reverse this - putting the smallest ring on the middle pole and the second smallest ring on the furthest pole.

I don't know how else I can help except, don't give up, because it's problems like this that we're happy to solve! I can tell you I was... after looking at a few hints... But anyways, DON'T GIVE UP! One of the first rules in math, you are not allowed to say "I can't," because else we'll have to kick you out!

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