Practice Handling Attacks On Squares (32.1.7) - Backtracking, N queens - Part A
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Handling Attacks on Squares

Practice - Handling Attacks on Squares

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

Explain the N-Queens problem in detail.

💡 Hint: Think about the movement of the queen in chess.

Question 2 Easy

What does backtracking mean?

💡 Hint: Consider how you would solve a puzzle by trial and error.

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Question 1

What is the maximum number of queens that can be placed on an N x N chessboard without threat?

N-1
N
N+1

💡 Hint: Consider the board's dimensions.

Question 2

True or False: The N-Queens problem cannot be solved for 2 or 3 queens.

True
False

💡 Hint: Visualize the queen's attack patterns.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Implement a function that returns all possible arrangements of N queens on a chessboard using backtracking.

💡 Hint: Think about how you'd generate all combinations.

Challenge 2 Hard

Optimize the N-Queens algorithm by reducing time complexity. Propose improvements and write the optimizations.

💡 Hint: Consider how to set flags for attacked areas.

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