Advent of Code 2024 Day 13 (BaseA Style)

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Discussion thread for day 13 of the Advent of Code - https://adventofcode.com/2024/day/13

[Carolyn]

Solved. "Just" Algebra and systems of equations.

I used pen and paper first to get my systems of equations sorted out and then did the Alteryx build

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Stationary picked up at Inspire 2024: 

[Tokimatsu]

Solved.

[PangHC]

math problem.😁

[Samantha_Jayne]

Excited to have an easy solve...

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... once I remembered the equations to solve linear equations :D Good thing is though I recognised what I needed to do today. Brain is on the mend.

Due to using 24.2, I can just have a single tool being my "switch" between Star 1 & 2. Just turn off the equations in the formula tool

I know I can solve this in a more succinct way too, just need to catch up massively at the moment. :D

[estherb47]

Easy in concept, but took me a while to figure out the math needed

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Might be the fewest tools I've ever used in Advent of Code

Found it very interesting that Alteryx found solutions, even when there wasn't a real one. So, had to add in a validity checker.