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From: gunther on 29 Jul 2010 17:09
Hello!

Given a square of the size ‘sq_size’.
The area of the square is represented by the
Square matrix A=zeros(sq_size).

Given the number X, I want to turn X
Elements of A into 1 by indexing A accordingly.
Such that the elements that are turned into Ones are as evenly spaced as possible across the rows and colums of A.

How can I do this for a general case, where I can enter any value for sq_size and X? It would be ok to use the round command if necessary to get an approximate solution.

I would be greatful for your help.

Thanks
Forben
From: Walter Roberson on 29 Jul 2010 19:03
gunther wrote:

> Given the number X, I want to turn X
> Elements of A into 1 by indexing A accordingly.
> Such that the elements that are turned into Ones are as evenly spaced as
> possible across the rows and colums of A.

Sounds like an assignment.

What is meant by "as evenly spaced as possible across the rows and columns of
A" ? For example, if A is 8 x 8 and you have 8 objects to place, filling all
of one row or all of one column could be considered "evenly spaced" -- or
would you fill one of the diagonals (if so, which one?)

How do you measure the evenness of a proposed spacing?
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