freeCodeCamp/curriculum/challenges/english/08-coding-interview-prep/project-euler/problem-331-cross-flips.english.md

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5900f4b71000cf542c50ffca	5	false	Problem 331: Cross flips	301989

Description

N×N disks are placed on a square game board. Each disk has a black side and white side.

At each turn, you may choose a disk and flip all the disks in the same row and the same column as this disk: thus 2×N-1 disks are flipped. The game ends when all disks show their white side. The following example shows a game on a 5×5 board.

It can be proven that 3 is the minimal number of turns to finish this game.

The bottom left disk on the N×N board has coordinates (0,0); the bottom right disk has coordinates (N-1,0) and the top left disk has coordinates (0,N-1).

Let CN be the following configuration of a board with N×N disks: A disk at (x,y) satisfying , shows its black side; otherwise, it shows its white side. C5 is shown above.

Let T(N) be the minimal number of turns to finish a game starting from configuration CN or 0 if configuration CN is unsolvable. We have shown that T(5)=3. You are also given that T(10)=29 and T(1 000)=395253.

Find .

Instructions

Tests

tests:
  - text: <code>euler331()</code> should return 467178235146843500.
    testString: assert.strictEqual(euler331(), 467178235146843500);

Challenge Seed

function euler331() {
  // Good luck!
  return true;
}

euler331();

Solution

// solution required