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Teaser No. 12

Tower of Hanoi

Question:
A B C
There are three columns in figure 1.The left most has three disks.The problem is to move all Disks to another one (figure 2),subject to following rules :
(a). You can move only one Disk at a time and it must be the topmost.
(b). You cannot put larger Disk on top of smaller.

Answer:

Columns are denoted by A,B and C and Disks are denoted by 1,2 and 3.1A to B means that Disk 1 in column A is
transferred to column B.
The following sequence of movements will give the result :-1A to C, 2A to B, 1C to B, 3A to C, 1B to A, 2B to C and
1A to C.

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