323 logic/chain.p
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This article is from the Puzzles FAQ, by Chris Cole chris@questrel.questrel.com and Matthew Daly mwdaly@pobox.com with numerous contributions by others.
323 logic/chain.p
What is the least number of links you can cut in a chain of 21 links to be able
to give someone all possible number of links up to 21?
logic/chain.s
Two.
OOO C OOOOO C OOOOOOOOOOO
(where Os are chained unbroken links, and the Cs are the unchained broken links)
And equivalently:
OOO C OOOOOO C OOOOOOOOOO
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