A binary 8x8 matrix is 'unholy' if there are no isolated 1s. A 1 is isolated if there isn't another 1 in any of the 4 direct cardinal directions. Write a C program that counts the total number of unholy 8x8 matricies.
A binary 8x8 matrix is 'unholy' if there are no isolated 1s. A 1 is isolated if there isn't another 1 in any of the 4 direct cardinal directions. Write a C program that counts the total number of unholy 8x8 matricies.
To solve this problem, we need to count the number of 8x8 binary matrices that are "unholy," meaning that no `1` in the matrix is isolated. A `1` is isolated if there are no other `1`s in its four direct cardinal directions (up, down, left, right). ### Approach: 1. **Generate All Possible Matrices**: There are \(2^{64}\) possible 8x8 binary matrices since each cell can be either `0` or `1`. 2. **Check for Unholy Matrices**: For each matrix, check if it is unholy by ensuring that no `1` is isolated. 3. **Count Unholy Matrices**: Keep a count of all matrices that satisfy the unholy condition. ### Implementation: Given the enormous size of the search space (\(2^{64}\)), a brute-force approach is infeasible. Instead, we can use a backtracking approach with pruning to reduce the search space. Here is a C program that implements this approach:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 | #include <stdio.h> #include <stdbool.h> #define SIZE 8 // Function to check if a matrix is unholy bool isUnholy(int matrix[SIZE][SIZE]) { for (int i = 0; i < SIZE; i++) { for (int j = 0; j < SIZE; j++) { if (matrix[i][j] == 1) { bool hasNeighbor = false; // Check up if (i > 0 && matrix[i-1][j] == 1) hasNeighbor = true; // Check down if (i < SIZE-1 && matrix[i+1][j] == 1) hasNeighbor = true; // Check left if (j > 0 && matrix[i][j-1] == 1) hasNeighbor = true; // Check right if (j < SIZE-1 && matrix[i][j+1] == 1) hasNeighbor = true; if (!hasNeighbor) { return false; } } } } return true; } // Recursive function to generate all possible matrices and count unholy ones void generateMatrices(int matrix[SIZE][SIZE], int row, int col, long long *count) { if (row == SIZE) { if (isUnholy(matrix)) { (*count)++; } return; } int nextRow = row; int nextCol = col + 1; if (nextCol == SIZE) { nextRow++; nextCol = 0; } // Try placing 0 matrix[row][col] = 0; generateMatrices(matrix, nextRow, nextCol, count); // Try placing 1 matrix[row][col] = 1; generateMatrices(matrix, nextRow, nextCol, count); } int main() { int matrix[SIZE][SIZE] = {0}; long long count = 0; generateMatrices(matrix, 0, 0, &count); printf("Total number of unholy 8x8 matrices: %lld\n", count); return 0; } |
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 | #include <stdio.h> #include <stdbool.h> #define SIZE 8 // Function to check if a matrix is unholy bool isUnholy(int matrix[SIZE][SIZE]) { for (int i = 0; i < SIZE; i++) { for (int j = 0; j < SIZE; j++) { if (matrix[i][j] == 1) { bool hasNeighbor = false; // Check up if (i > 0 && matrix[i-1][j] == 1) hasNeighbor = true; // Check down if (i < SIZE-1 && matrix[i+1][j] == 1) hasNeighbor = true; // Check left if (j > 0 && matrix[i][j-1] == 1) hasNeighbor = true; // Check right if (j < SIZE-1 && matrix[i][j+1] == 1) hasNeighbor = true; if (!hasNeighbor) { return false; } } } } return true; } // Recursive function to generate all possible matrices and count unholy ones void generateMatrices(int matrix[SIZE][SIZE], int row, int col, long long *count) { if (row == SIZE) { if (isUnholy(matrix)) { (*count)++; } return; } int nextRow = row; int nextCol = col + 1; if (nextCol == SIZE) { nextRow++; nextCol = 0; } // Try placing 0 matrix[row][col] = 0; generateMatrices(matrix, nextRow, nextCol, count); // Try placing 1 matrix[row][col] = 1; generateMatrices(matrix, nextRow, nextCol, count); } int main() { int matrix[SIZE][SIZE] = {0}; long long count = 0; generateMatrices(matrix, 0, 0, &count); printf("Total number of unholy 8x8 matrices: %lld\n", count); return 0; } |
Running the following program:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 | #include <stdio.h> #include <stdbool.h> #define SIZE 8 // Function to check if a matrix is unholy bool isUnholy(int matrix[SIZE][SIZE]) { for (int i = 0; i < SIZE; i++) { for (int j = 0; j < SIZE; j++) { if (matrix[i][j] == 1) { bool hasNeighbor = false; // Check up if (i > 0 && matrix[i-1][j] == 1) hasNeighbor = true; // Check down if (i < SIZE-1 && matrix[i+1][j] == 1) hasNeighbor = true; // Check left if (j > 0 && matrix[i][j-1] == 1) hasNeighbor = true; // Check right if (j < SIZE-1 && matrix[i][j+1] == 1) hasNeighbor = true; if (!hasNeighbor) { return false; } } } } return true; } // Recursive function to generate all possible matrices and count unholy ones void generateMatrices(int matrix[SIZE][SIZE], int row, int col, long long *count) { if (row == SIZE) { if (isUnholy(matrix)) { (*count)++; } return; } int nextRow = row; int nextCol = col + 1; if (nextCol == SIZE) { nextRow++; nextCol = 0; } // Try placing 0 matrix[row][col] = 0; generateMatrices(matrix, nextRow, nextCol, count); // Try placing 1 matrix[row][col] = 1; generateMatrices(matrix, nextRow, nextCol, count); } int main() { int matrix[SIZE][SIZE] = {0}; long long count = 0; generateMatrices(matrix, 0, 0, &count); printf("Total number of unholy 8x8 matrices: %lld\n", count); return 0; } |
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