Linear Least Squares
(Published on 30. July 2025, 15:38 by henter)
Rules
- Normal Sudoku rules apply.
- Digits on a least squares line sum to the square of the smallest digit on that line.
- Digits separated by a white data point are consecutive.
- Digits separated by a black data point have a ratio of 1:2.
Try to fit the lines to the data points on SudokuPad
Solution code: Row 1
Comments
on 1. August 2025, 23:31 by dzamie
Went very slowly, and then incredibly quickly.
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Is that good or bad? :) Thanks for solving and commenting.
on 31. July 2025, 12:37 by DancyPants
I liked it! Took me a while to wrap my head around the lines, but eventually it flowed nicely.
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I also found them slightly confusing when I had the idea, but in the end they are pretty restricted. Glad you stuck with it!
on 30. July 2025, 17:09 by henter
fixed rule typo
on 30. July 2025, 16:35 by RockyRoer
I liked it! Thanks for not forcing us to calculate the correlation coefficient of each line as the solution code. :-)
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Lol, that would have been a bit over the top as it's merely pun and aesthetics otherwise. Glad you enjoyed it.
on 30. July 2025, 16:12 by Mad-Tyas
Nice Puzzle!
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Thanks for solving and commenting.
