# lights out, see http://www.perlmonks.com/?node_id=940327 lightout := function(nr, nc, nm) local onbd, forbd, linbd, nlin, wirelin, lightlin, sollin, solbd; onbd := function(r, c) return 1 <= r and r <= nr and 1 <= c and c <= nc and (r < nr or c <= nc - nm); end; forbd := function(f) local r, c; for r in [1 .. nr - 1] do for c in [1 .. nc] do f(r, c); od; od; for c in [1 .. nc - nm] do f(nr, c); od; end; linbd := List([1 .. nr], c -> []); nlin := 0; forbd(function (r, c) nlin := nlin + 1; linbd[r][c] := nlin; end); wirelin := NullMat(nlin, nlin, GF(2)); forbd(function (r, c) local d, r1, c1; for d in [[0, 0], [0, 1], [0, -1], [1, 0], [-1, 0]] do r1 := r + d[1]; c1 := c + d[2]; if onbd(r1, c1) then wirelin[linbd[r][c]][linbd[r1][c1]] := Z(2); fi; od; end); lightlin := List([1 .. nlin], c -> Z(2)); # all lamps lit ConvertToVectorRep(lightlin); #sollin := lightlin / wirelin; sollin := SolutionMat(wirelin, lightlin); solbd := List(linbd, v -> sollin{v}); Print("Found a solution for (R=", nr, ", C=", nc, ", M=", nm, ")\n"); Display(solbd); end; # try this for example: #lightout(14, 14, 7);