Practice Systematic Approach To Solving N Queens (32.1.4) - Backtracking, N queens - Part A
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Systematic Approach to Solving N Queens

Practice - Systematic Approach to Solving N Queens

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

Explain backtracking in your own words.

💡 Hint: Think about Sudoku or maze-solving.

Question 2 Easy

What does N represent in the N Queens problem?

💡 Hint: Relate it to the board size.

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Question 1

What is the main goal of the N Queens problem?

To place queens that threaten each other
To count the total number of queens
To place N queens without threatening each other
To create a chess game

💡 Hint: Consider the rules of the chess piece.

Question 2

True or False: Backtracking is only useful when there are limited possible moves available.

True
False

💡 Hint: Think about how backtracking explores multiple paths.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Design a backtracking algorithm in Python for N = 8. Discuss the performance implications.

💡 Hint: Factor in time complexity, potentially O(N!).

Challenge 2 Hard

How would your algorithm accommodate variable sizes of the board (N changing)? Discuss adaptations.

💡 Hint: Think about dynamic data structures.

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