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Discussion of Problem 1033. Labyrinth

guilty spark What is up with multiplication by 9? [1] // Problem 1033. Labyrinth 29 Aug 2020 12:54

I've noticed that the solution is always the number of walls we encounter*9 (excluding the first and last boxes). Why is this working?

guilty spark Re: What is up with multiplication by 9? // Problem 1033. Labyrinth 29 Aug 2020 13:01

I got it. The question asks for the area not the length