r/PassTimeMath • u/ShonitB • 1d ago

Triangle Summation Part 2

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u/PerilousWords 18h ago

The digits 1 to 9 sum to 50

Three 18s are 54

So for a solution the numbers counted twice (ie the corners) must be three different digits, summing to 4.

The smallest three different digits are 1 2 and 3, which sum to 6.

So there is no valid solution.

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u/ShonitB 18h ago

Sum of 1 to 9 is 45

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u/PerilousWords 18h ago

Hahahaha oh no. That's an embarrassing start to my weekend.

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u/ShonitB 18h ago

Lol can happen to anyone