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Write a procedure (say <math>\mathit{co9}(x)</math>) which implements [https://web.archive.org/web/20120619091249/http://mathforum.org/library/drmath/view/55926.html Casting Out Nines] as described by returning the checksum for <math>x</math>. Demonstrate the procedure using the examples given there, or others you may consider lucky. |
Write a procedure (say <math>\mathit{co9}(x)</math>) which implements [https://web.archive.org/web/20120619091249/http://mathforum.org/library/drmath/view/55926.html Casting Out Nines] as described by returning the checksum for <math>x</math>. Demonstrate the procedure using the examples given there, or others you may consider lucky. |
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Note that this function does nothing more than calculate the least positive residue, modulo 9. Many of the solutions omit Part 1 for this reason. Many languages have a modulo operator, of which this is a trivial application. |
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With that understanding, solutions to Part 1, if given, are encouraged to follow the naive pencil-and-paper or mental arithmetic of repeated digit addition understood to be "casting out nines", or some approach other than just reducing modulo 9 using a built-in operator. Solutions for part 2 and 3 are not required to make use of the function presented in part 1. |
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