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Okay, this question is asked in a Google Interview!! Very Intelligent Question...
Assuming an 8X8 Chessboard with the usual colouring of black and white squares.You may repaint all squares (a)of a row (b) of a 2X2 square.The goal is to attain one black square.Can you reach the goal??
(Logical Explanation required)
Please don't give vague answers like yes or no.

Asked In Google Sourangsu Bandyopadhyay (10 years ago)

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venkat  (10 years ago)

a)If we color each row with black,finally we end up with one black square...!
b)Same applied to 2x2 also.

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abhishek srivastava  (9 years ago)

(a)color all the black squares of a row with white color except one.
(b)color one of the black square in a 2*2 square with white color and the remaining will be one black square.

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manikanta  (9 years ago)

170..
3x+4x/2+10x/10=102
x=17
10x=170

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sachin  (9 years ago)

1st color 6 rows with white color. then color last 2 remaining rows in 2*2 manner thrice. Then you will end up in only one black square in the board.

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sravani  (9 years ago)

paint the rows and 2*2 squres to get a black square...

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Nivya Philip  (9 years ago)

paint 1st,2nd,3rd,4th,6th,7th,8th rows and 1st,2nd,3rd,6th,7th,8th columns with white....

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Nivya Philip  (9 years ago)

repaint 1st,2nd,3rd,6th,7th,8th columns and 1st,2nd,3rd,4th,6th,7th,8th rows as white...now we will get single black square....!!!

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ghouse  (9 years ago)

a) by repainting squares of a row
note: when we repaint black =>white an vice-versa
if first square (r1,c1) chess is white then repaint 1,3,5,7 rows
now we will get 1,3,5,7, columns in black and rest in white color
now paint 2,4,6,8 columns
done we have 8X8 black color chess

b) by repainting 2X2 squares
yes, we can get one 8X8 big square
(only those who can understand read else ignore the process)
but to understand please use an excel sheet with and fill 0 & 1 alternately in 8 rows and columns and try this where 0 is white and 1 is black and first square is 0(white)
when we apply change 1=>0 and 0=>1
>change(repaint) a1to b2 (includes a2,b1 also)
>change b1 to c2, e1 to f2, f1 to g2 => observe that first row is all 1(black squares row)
>change a2 to b3, c2 to d3, e2 to f3, g2 to h3 => 2nd row all 1
>change b3 to c4, c3 to d4, f3 to g4, g3 to h4 =>3,4 row completed
> now repeat above 4 steps on remaining square
(since same pattern repeats) and will get all squares painted same color... :)

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Ankit Giri  (9 years ago)

I am drawing two chess boards here one is simple and another is repainted...

Simple Repainted
A B C D E F G H
1. |#|_|#|_|#|_|#|_| |#|#|#|_|#|_|#|_|
2. |_|#|_|#|_|#|_|#| |#|#|#|#|_|#|_|#|
3. |#|_|#|_|#|_|#|_| |#|#|#|_|#|_|#|_|
4. |_|#|_|#|_|#|_|#| |_|#|_|#|_|#|_|#|
5. |#|_|#|_|#|_|#|_| |#|_|#|_|#|_|#|_|
6. |_|#|_|#|_|#|_|#| |_|#|_|#|_|#|_|#|
7. |#|_|#|_|#|_|#|_| |#|_|#|_|#|_|#|_|
8. |_|#|_|#|_|#|_|#| |_|#|_|_|#|_|#|_|


I painted row 2A-1B and
2X2 Square 3B3C-2B2C.

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Ankit Giri  (9 years ago)

I am drawing two chess boards here one is simple and another is repainted...

Simple ..........................................Repainted
...... A..B..C..D..E..F..G..H
1. |#|_|#|_|#|_|#|_|.............|#|#|#|_|#|_|#|_|
2. |_|#|_|#|_|#|_|#|.............|#|#|#|#|_|#|_|#|
3. |#|_|#|_|#|_|#|_|.............|#|#|#|_|#|_|#|_|
4. |_|#|_|#|_|#|_|#|.............|_|#|_|#|_|#|_|#|
5. |#|_|#|_|#|_|#|_|.............|#|_|#|_|#|_|#|_|
6. |_|#|_|#|_|#|_|#|.............|_|#|_|#|_|#|_|#|
7. |#|_|#|_|#|_|#|_|.............|#|_|#|_|#|_|#|_|
8. |_|#|_|#|_|#|_|#|.............|_|#|_|_|#|_|#|_|


I painted row 2A-1B and
2X2 Square 3B3C-2B2C.

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  (4 years ago)

1) Repaint each second column (4 steps were there)
2) Repaint each white row (also have 4 steps)

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