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		gpdub
 
 
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				 Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2017 3:22 pm    Post subject: Trouble finding naked pair 5/8 and understanding | 
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+-------+-------+-------+
 
| 4 5 9 | 3 8 7 | 6 2 1 |
 
| . . 1 | 4 9 2 | . . 5 |
 
| . 2 7 | . 1 . | . 4 . |
 
+-------+-------+-------+
 
| . . . | . . 4 | 2 . 6 |
 
| . 3 2 | . . . | . 1 4 |
 
| 7 . 4 | 1 2 . | . . . |
 
+-------+-------+-------+
 
| 9 4 . | 7 5 1 | 8 . 2 |
 
| 2 . . | 9 4 . | 1 . . |
 
| . . . | 2 . 8 | 4 . . |
 
+-------+-------+-------+
 
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		ZeroAssoluto
 
 
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				 Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2017 5:03 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				Hi gpdub, 
 
I'm not sure I understand your question.
 
If you search the naked pair I point you,under, the cells that contain only the numbers 5,8.
 
 
Ciao Gianni.
 
 
 	  | Quote: | 	 		  | only a 5 and 8 are possible for the cells r4c3-r4c4 | 	 
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		arkietech
 
 
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				 Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2017 10:08 am    Post subject: Re: Trouble finding naked pair 5/8 and understanding | 
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				 	  | gpdub wrote: | 	 		   	  | Code: | 	 		  
 
+-------+-------+-------+
 
| 4 5 9 | 3 8 7 | 6 2 1 |
 
| . . 1 | 4 9 2 | . . 5 |
 
| . 2 7 | . 1 . | . 4 . |
 
+-------+-------+-------+
 
| . . . | . . 4 | 2 . 6 |
 
| . 3 2 | . . . | . 1 4 |
 
| 7 . 4 | 1 2 . | . . . |
 
+-------+-------+-------+
 
| 9 4 . | 7 5 1 | 8 . 2 |
 
| 2 . . | 9 4 . | 1 . . |
 
| . . . | 2 . 8 | 4 . . |
 
+-------+-------+-------+
 
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  	  | Code: | 	 		   *--------------------------------------------------------------------*
 
 | 4      5      9      | 3      8      7      | 6      2      1      |
 
 | 368    68     1      | 4      9      2      | 37     378    5      |
 
 | 368    2      7      | 56     1      56     | 39     4      389    |
 
 |----------------------+----------------------+----------------------|
 
 | 1-58   19-8   58     | 58     37     4      | 2      379-58 6      |
 
 | 568    3      2      | 568    67     569    | 579    1      4      |
 
 | 7      689    4      | 1      2      3569   | 359    3589   389    |
 
 |----------------------+----------------------+----------------------|
 
 | 9      4      36     | 7      5      1      | 8      36     2      |
 
 | 2      678    3568   | 9      4      36     | 1      3567   37     |
 
 | 1356   167    356    | 2      36     8      | 4      35679  379    |
 
 *--------------------------------------------------------------------*
 
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row 4 has a pair 58 in r4 column 34 (58r4c34)
 
since row 4 can only have one 5 and one 8 all other 5s and 8s can be removed. | 
			 
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		czerwiec
 
 
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