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Binary, Hanoi and Sierpinski, part 1

2016-11-25

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Binary counting can solve the towers of Hanoi puzzle, and if this isn't surprising enough, it can lead to a method for finding a curve that fills Sierpinski's triangle (which I get to in part 2).

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Base 10
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Binary (base 2): 0,1
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This is the most efficient solution
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