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[–] CannotSleep420@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I took a test once where one of the questions was to solve the tower of hanoi with 2 pegs and 3 disks.

[–] jackie_jormp_jomp@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] CannotSleep420@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 1 year ago

I was lucky enough to figure out that it was a trick question, but I second guessed every answer I put on tests and homework for that professor ever since.

[–] learningduck@programming.dev 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How is that possible? is it has a different rule?

[–] CannotSleep420@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 1 year ago

No, it was a trick question. The test taker was supposed to pick up on that.