Tower of Hanoi

Tower of Hanoi

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The Tower of Hanoi is a mathematical game or puzzle consisting of three rods and a number of disks (in this case, 5) of various diameters, which can slide onto any rod. The puzzle begins with the disks stacked on one rod in order of decreasing size, the smallest at the top. The objective of the puzzle is to move the entire stack to one of the other rods, obeying these rules: 1. Only one disk may be moved at a time. 2. Each move consists of taking the upper disk from one of the stacks and placing it on top of another stack or on an empty rod. 3. No disk may be placed on top of a disk that is smaller than it. With three disks, the puzzle can be solved in seven moves. The minimal number of moves required to solve a Tower of Hanoi puzzle is 2n − 1, where n is the number of disks. Download this model and try it for yourself!

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