From 5142de1d8df8e69858ac0788cc3ce89161291eaf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dimitri Sokolyuk Date: Fri, 31 May 2024 23:46:22 +0200 Subject: Add difference-of-squares --- rust/difference-of-squares/README.md | 51 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 51 insertions(+) create mode 100644 rust/difference-of-squares/README.md (limited to 'rust/difference-of-squares/README.md') diff --git a/rust/difference-of-squares/README.md b/rust/difference-of-squares/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9c59763 --- /dev/null +++ b/rust/difference-of-squares/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,51 @@ +# Difference of Squares + +Welcome to Difference of Squares on Exercism's Rust Track. +If you need help running the tests or submitting your code, check out `HELP.md`. + +## Instructions + +Find the difference between the square of the sum and the sum of the squares of the first N natural numbers. + +The square of the sum of the first ten natural numbers is +(1 + 2 + ... + 10)² = 55² = 3025. + +The sum of the squares of the first ten natural numbers is +1² + 2² + ... + 10² = 385. + +Hence the difference between the square of the sum of the first ten natural numbers and the sum of the squares of the first ten natural numbers is 3025 - 385 = 2640. + +You are not expected to discover an efficient solution to this yourself from first principles; research is allowed, indeed, encouraged. +Finding the best algorithm for the problem is a key skill in software engineering. + +## Source + +### Created by + +- @EduardoBautista + +### Contributed to by + +- @ashleygwilliams +- @coriolinus +- @cwhakes +- @eddyp +- @EduardoBautista +- @efx +- @ErikSchierboom +- @IanWhitney +- @kytrinyx +- @leoyvens +- @lutostag +- @mkantor +- @nfiles +- @petertseng +- @rofrol +- @stringparser +- @TheDarkula +- @xakon +- @ZapAnton + +### Based on + +Problem 6 at Project Euler - https://projecteuler.net/problem=6 \ No newline at end of file -- cgit v1.2.3