Initial Query

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.

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Output

Okay, let's break this down. 1. **Problem Definition:** We need to count 8x8 binary matrices where no '1' is isolated. A '1' is isolated if all its direct neighbors (up, down, left, right) are '0'. 2. **Matrix Size:** 8x8 = 64 cells. 3. **Brute Force:** Trying all 2^64 possibilities is computationally infeasible (would take centuries). 4. **Dynamic Programming (Profile DP / Row by Row):** This seems like the most viable approach. We can build the matrix row by row, keeping track of the valid configurations. * **State:** Let `dp[i][mask]` be the number of ways to fill the first `i` rows such that row `i-1` has the configuration given by `mask` (an 8-bit integer where the k-th bit represents the cell `(i-1, k)`), and all constraints *up to row i-1* are satisfied. * **Dimension:** The DP table will be `dp[N+1][1 << N]`, where `N=8`. We need `N+1` rows to handle the state *after* processing the Nth row. * **Base Case:** Before filling any rows (state `i=0`), there's one way to have an empty prefix, represented by the previous row being all zeros (`mask = 0`). So, `dp[0][0] = 1`. All other `dp[0][mask]` are 0. * **Transition:** To calculate `dp[i+1][current_mask]`, we iterate through all possible `prev_mask` for row `i-1`. If `dp[i][prev_mask]` is non-zero (meaning `prev_mask` was reachable), we check if transitioning from `prev_mask` (row `i-1`) to `current_mask` (row `i`) is valid. * **Validity Check (`check(prev_mask, current_mask)`):** This is the crucial part. When considering placing `current_mask` at row `i`, we must ensure that all the '1's in `prev_mask` (row `i-1`) are *not* isolated. A '1' at `(i-1, k)` in `prev_mask` is *not* isolated if it has a neighbor: * Horizontally left: `(i-1, k-1)` is '1' (i.e., bit `k-1` in `prev_mask` is 1). * Horizontally right: `(i-1, k+1)` is '1' (i.e., bit `k+1` in `prev_mask` is 1). * Vertically down: `(i, k)` is '1' (i.e., bit `k` in `current_mask` is 1). If *any* '1' in `prev_mask` fails this check (has no neighbors in `prev_mask` or `current_mask`), the transition is invalid. * **Accumulation:** If the transition `(prev_mask, current_mask)` is valid, we add the number of ways to reach `prev_mask` to the count for `current_mask`: `dp[i+1][current_mask] += dp[i][prev_mask]`. * **Final Result:** After filling all `N` rows (i.e., calculating up to `dp[N][mask]`), we need a final check. The state `dp[N][mask]` represents valid fillings up to row `N-1`, with row `N-1` being `mask`. We need to ensure the '1's in the *last* row (`mask`) are also not isolated. We can do this by applying the same `check` function, imagining a hypothetical next row `N` consisting of all zeros: `check(mask, 0)`. The total count is the sum of `dp[N][mask]` for all `mask` that satisfy `check(mask, 0)`. 5. **Data Types:** The number of matrices can be very large, potentially exceeding 2^32. We must use a 64-bit unsigned integer type, like `unsigned long long` in C. Here's the C program implementing this Profile DP approach:

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h> // For calloc
#include <stdbool.h> // For bool type (optional, can use int)

#define N 8
#define NUM_MASKS (1 << N) // 2^N = 256

// Type for potentially large counts
typedef unsigned long long count_t;

// DP table: dp[row_index + 1][mask_of_row_index]
// Stores the number of ways to fill rows 0 to row_index
// such that row_index has the configuration 'mask_of_row_index'
// and all constraints involving rows 0 to row_index are met.
count_t dp[N + 1][NUM_MASKS];

// Function to check if all 1s in mask1 (representing row r) have a neighbor
// either horizontally within mask1 or vertically in mask2 (representing row r+1).
// Note: This checks the constraints *for* mask1, using mask2 as the 'downward' context.
bool check(int mask1, int mask2) {
    for (int j = 0; j < N; ++j) {
        // Check if the j-th bit is 1 in mask1
        if ((mask1 >> j) & 1) {
            bool has_neighbor = false;

            // Check left neighbor (horizontal)
            if (j > 0 && ((mask1 >> (j - 1)) & 1)) {
                has_neighbor = true;
            }
            // Check right neighbor (horizontal)
            if (!has_neighbor && j < N - 1 && ((mask1 >> (j + 1)) & 1)) {
                has_neighbor = true;
            }
            // Check down neighbor (vertical)
            if (!has_neighbor && ((mask2 >> j) & 1)) {
                has_neighbor = true;
            }

            // If this 1 in mask1 has no neighbors, the configuration is invalid
            if (!has_neighbor) {
                return false;
            }
        }
    }
    // All 1s in mask1 had at least one neighbor
    return true;
}

int main() {
    // Initialize DP table to 0
    // Using calloc implicitly does this, but being explicit is fine too.
    // for (int i = 0; i <= N; ++i) {
    //     for (int j = 0; j < NUM_MASKS; ++j) {
    //         dp[i][j] = 0;
    //     }
    // }

    // Base case: Before row 0, there's 1 way to have the "previous" row be all 0s.
    // dp[0][mask] represents the state *before* processing row 0.
    // The only valid state before starting is having no rows, which we can
    // think of as the state after an imaginary row -1 which was all zeros.
    dp[0][0] = 1;

    // Iterate through rows to fill (from row 0 to row N-1)
    for (int i = 0; i < N; ++i) { // i is the index of the row we are about to fill (0 to N-1)
        // Iterate through all possible masks for the previous row (row i-1)
        for (int prev_mask = 0; prev_mask < NUM_MASKS; ++prev_mask) {
            // If there are no ways to reach this prev_mask state, skip
            if (dp[i][prev_mask] == 0) {
                continue;
            }

            // Iterate through all possible masks for the current row (row i)
            for (int current_mask = 0; current_mask < NUM_MASKS; ++current_mask) {
                // Check if placing current_mask at row i satisfies the constraints
                // for all the 1s in prev_mask (row i-1).
                if (check(prev_mask, current_mask)) {
                    // If valid, add the number of ways to reach prev_mask
                    // to the number of ways to reach current_mask at the next step.
                    // dp[i+1][current_mask] accumulates counts for valid ways to fill up to row i
                    // ending with current_mask.
                    dp[i + 1][current_mask] += dp[i][prev_mask];
                }
            }
        }
    }

    // Calculate the final result
    count_t total_unholy_matrices = 0;

    // Sum up the counts for the last row (row N-1), ensuring the 1s in the
    // last row itself are not isolated. We check this by imagining a final
    // row N of all zeros below it.
    for (int final_mask = 0; final_mask < NUM_MASKS; ++final_mask) {
        // dp[N][final_mask] holds the count of valid matrices up to row N-1
        // where row N-1 is final_mask.
        // We need to check if this final_mask satisfies the condition.
        if (check(final_mask, 0)) { // Check final row against a hypothetical next row of 0s
            total_unholy_matrices += dp[N][final_mask];
        }
    }

    printf("Total number of unholy 8x8 matrices: %llu\n", total_unholy_matrices);

    return 0;
}

**Explanation:** 1. **Includes and Definitions:** Basic I/O, `stdlib` for memory allocation (though not strictly needed here as `dp` is global/static), `stdbool.h` for convenience, `N=8`, `NUM_MASKS=256`, and `count_t` for 64-bit counts. 2. **`dp` Table:** `dp[i][mask]` stores counts. `i` ranges from 0 to `N`. `dp[i]` conceptually stores information *after* processing row `i-1`. 3. **`check(mask1, mask2)` Function:** This is the core logic. It iterates through each bit `j` of `mask1`. If bit `j` is 1, it checks for neighbors: bit `j-1` or `j+1` in `mask1` (horizontal), or bit `j` in `mask2` (vertical down). If no neighbor is found for any '1' in `mask1`, it returns `false`. 4. **Base Case:** `dp[0][0] = 1` initializes the process. It signifies that there's one valid way to be in the state *before* filling the first row (row 0), which corresponds to the previous row (-1) being all zeros. 5. **DP Transitions:** The nested loops iterate through rows (`i`), previous masks (`prev_mask`), and current masks (`current_mask`). The `check(prev_mask, current_mask)` ensures that the placement of `current_mask` doesn't isolate any '1's in `prev_mask`. If valid, the count `dp[i][prev_mask]` contributes to `dp[i+1][current_mask]`. 6. **Final Summation:** After the loops complete, `dp[N][mask]` contains the number of ways to fill rows 0 to `N-1` such that row `N-1` is `mask`, and all constraints *except potentially for row N-1 itself* are met. The final loop iterates through all possible `final_mask` values for row `N-1`. `check(final_mask, 0)` verifies that the '1's in this last row are not isolated (using a hypothetical all-zero row below). The counts for valid `final_mask`s are summed. 7. **Output:** The final `total_unholy_matrices` count is printed using the `%llu` format specifier for `unsigned long long`. This dynamic programming approach has a time complexity of roughly O(N * 2^N * 2^N * N) if the check function is O(N), simplifying to O(N^2 * 4^N). For N=8, this is approximately 8\*8\*4^8 = 64 * 65536 = 4,194,304 operations within the check function calls inside the main loops. The overall complexity is dominated by the loops O(N * 2^(2N)), which is 8 * 2^16 = 8 * 65536 = 524,288 iterations of the innermost loop body (calling `check`). This is perfectly feasible.

Extract Code

I extracted the following code from that output:

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h> // For calloc
#include <stdbool.h> // For bool type (optional, can use int)

#define N 8
#define NUM_MASKS (1 << N) // 2^N = 256

// Type for potentially large counts
typedef unsigned long long count_t;

// DP table: dp[row_index + 1][mask_of_row_index]
// Stores the number of ways to fill rows 0 to row_index
// such that row_index has the configuration 'mask_of_row_index'
// and all constraints involving rows 0 to row_index are met.
count_t dp[N + 1][NUM_MASKS];

// Function to check if all 1s in mask1 (representing row r) have a neighbor
// either horizontally within mask1 or vertically in mask2 (representing row r+1).
// Note: This checks the constraints *for* mask1, using mask2 as the 'downward' context.
bool check(int mask1, int mask2) {
    for (int j = 0; j < N; ++j) {
        // Check if the j-th bit is 1 in mask1
        if ((mask1 >> j) & 1) {
            bool has_neighbor = false;

            // Check left neighbor (horizontal)
            if (j > 0 && ((mask1 >> (j - 1)) & 1)) {
                has_neighbor = true;
            }
            // Check right neighbor (horizontal)
            if (!has_neighbor && j < N - 1 && ((mask1 >> (j + 1)) & 1)) {
                has_neighbor = true;
            }
            // Check down neighbor (vertical)
            if (!has_neighbor && ((mask2 >> j) & 1)) {
                has_neighbor = true;
            }

            // If this 1 in mask1 has no neighbors, the configuration is invalid
            if (!has_neighbor) {
                return false;
            }
        }
    }
    // All 1s in mask1 had at least one neighbor
    return true;
}

int main() {
    // Initialize DP table to 0
    // Using calloc implicitly does this, but being explicit is fine too.
    // for (int i = 0; i <= N; ++i) {
    //     for (int j = 0; j < NUM_MASKS; ++j) {
    //         dp[i][j] = 0;
    //     }
    // }

    // Base case: Before row 0, there's 1 way to have the "previous" row be all 0s.
    // dp[0][mask] represents the state *before* processing row 0.
    // The only valid state before starting is having no rows, which we can
    // think of as the state after an imaginary row -1 which was all zeros.
    dp[0][0] = 1;

    // Iterate through rows to fill (from row 0 to row N-1)
    for (int i = 0; i < N; ++i) { // i is the index of the row we are about to fill (0 to N-1)
        // Iterate through all possible masks for the previous row (row i-1)
        for (int prev_mask = 0; prev_mask < NUM_MASKS; ++prev_mask) {
            // If there are no ways to reach this prev_mask state, skip
            if (dp[i][prev_mask] == 0) {
                continue;
            }

            // Iterate through all possible masks for the current row (row i)
            for (int current_mask = 0; current_mask < NUM_MASKS; ++current_mask) {
                // Check if placing current_mask at row i satisfies the constraints
                // for all the 1s in prev_mask (row i-1).
                if (check(prev_mask, current_mask)) {
                    // If valid, add the number of ways to reach prev_mask
                    // to the number of ways to reach current_mask at the next step.
                    // dp[i+1][current_mask] accumulates counts for valid ways to fill up to row i
                    // ending with current_mask.
                    dp[i + 1][current_mask] += dp[i][prev_mask];
                }
            }
        }
    }

    // Calculate the final result
    count_t total_unholy_matrices = 0;

    // Sum up the counts for the last row (row N-1), ensuring the 1s in the
    // last row itself are not isolated. We check this by imagining a final
    // row N of all zeros below it.
    for (int final_mask = 0; final_mask < NUM_MASKS; ++final_mask) {
        // dp[N][final_mask] holds the count of valid matrices up to row N-1
        // where row N-1 is final_mask.
        // We need to check if this final_mask satisfies the condition.
        if (check(final_mask, 0)) { // Check final row against a hypothetical next row of 0s
            total_unholy_matrices += dp[N][final_mask];
        }
    }

    printf("Total number of unholy 8x8 matrices: %llu\n", total_unholy_matrices);

    return 0;
}

Run Code Interpreter

Running the following program:

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h> // For calloc
#include <stdbool.h> // For bool type (optional, can use int)

#define N 8
#define NUM_MASKS (1 << N) // 2^N = 256

// Type for potentially large counts
typedef unsigned long long count_t;

// DP table: dp[row_index + 1][mask_of_row_index]
// Stores the number of ways to fill rows 0 to row_index
// such that row_index has the configuration 'mask_of_row_index'
// and all constraints involving rows 0 to row_index are met.
count_t dp[N + 1][NUM_MASKS];

// Function to check if all 1s in mask1 (representing row r) have a neighbor
// either horizontally within mask1 or vertically in mask2 (representing row r+1).
// Note: This checks the constraints *for* mask1, using mask2 as the 'downward' context.
bool check(int mask1, int mask2) {
    for (int j = 0; j < N; ++j) {
        // Check if the j-th bit is 1 in mask1
        if ((mask1 >> j) & 1) {
            bool has_neighbor = false;

            // Check left neighbor (horizontal)
            if (j > 0 && ((mask1 >> (j - 1)) & 1)) {
                has_neighbor = true;
            }
            // Check right neighbor (horizontal)
            if (!has_neighbor && j < N - 1 && ((mask1 >> (j + 1)) & 1)) {
                has_neighbor = true;
            }
            // Check down neighbor (vertical)
            if (!has_neighbor && ((mask2 >> j) & 1)) {
                has_neighbor = true;
            }

            // If this 1 in mask1 has no neighbors, the configuration is invalid
            if (!has_neighbor) {
                return false;
            }
        }
    }
    // All 1s in mask1 had at least one neighbor
    return true;
}

int main() {
    // Initialize DP table to 0
    // Using calloc implicitly does this, but being explicit is fine too.
    // for (int i = 0; i <= N; ++i) {
    //     for (int j = 0; j < NUM_MASKS; ++j) {
    //         dp[i][j] = 0;
    //     }
    // }

    // Base case: Before row 0, there's 1 way to have the "previous" row be all 0s.
    // dp[0][mask] represents the state *before* processing row 0.
    // The only valid state before starting is having no rows, which we can
    // think of as the state after an imaginary row -1 which was all zeros.
    dp[0][0] = 1;

    // Iterate through rows to fill (from row 0 to row N-1)
    for (int i = 0; i < N; ++i) { // i is the index of the row we are about to fill (0 to N-1)
        // Iterate through all possible masks for the previous row (row i-1)
        for (int prev_mask = 0; prev_mask < NUM_MASKS; ++prev_mask) {
            // If there are no ways to reach this prev_mask state, skip
            if (dp[i][prev_mask] == 0) {
                continue;
            }

            // Iterate through all possible masks for the current row (row i)
            for (int current_mask = 0; current_mask < NUM_MASKS; ++current_mask) {
                // Check if placing current_mask at row i satisfies the constraints
                // for all the 1s in prev_mask (row i-1).
                if (check(prev_mask, current_mask)) {
                    // If valid, add the number of ways to reach prev_mask
                    // to the number of ways to reach current_mask at the next step.
                    // dp[i+1][current_mask] accumulates counts for valid ways to fill up to row i
                    // ending with current_mask.
                    dp[i + 1][current_mask] += dp[i][prev_mask];
                }
            }
        }
    }

    // Calculate the final result
    count_t total_unholy_matrices = 0;

    // Sum up the counts for the last row (row N-1), ensuring the 1s in the
    // last row itself are not isolated. We check this by imagining a final
    // row N of all zeros below it.
    for (int final_mask = 0; final_mask < NUM_MASKS; ++final_mask) {
        // dp[N][final_mask] holds the count of valid matrices up to row N-1
        // where row N-1 is final_mask.
        // We need to check if this final_mask satisfies the condition.
        if (check(final_mask, 0)) { // Check final row against a hypothetical next row of 0s
            total_unholy_matrices += dp[N][final_mask];
        }
    }

    printf("Total number of unholy 8x8 matrices: %llu\n", total_unholy_matrices);

    return 0;
}

And got the output: Total number of unholy 8x8 matrices: 53003772538202116

Substring Evaluation

Testing if the previous output contains the string 1121231537486377866: False