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From: 2hnemarrow@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu
Newsgroups: comp.lang.modula2
Subject: Sliding puzzle problem
Message-ID: <1991Apr11.174331.29638@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu>
Date: 11 Apr 91 17:43:31 CDT
Organization: University of Kansas Academic Computing Services
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I was just sitting here and wondering if someone might know what the worst case
and maximum number of moves it takes for a 3X3 sliding tile puzzle.  I'd like
to know for a modulae 2 progarm I'm writing <-- (duh). 

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