Problem 1174. Wheat on a chessboard pt 2

Created by Robert Turner

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David on 7 Jan 2013

consider using isequalwithequalnans (isequaln) against NaN instead of isequal against 'NaN' in test 7.

Jean-Marie Sainthillier on 12 Mar 2013

n=-1 ???

Asif Newaz on 12 Jan 2020

how to place negative amount of 'wheat' on a chessboard?
the prob is gd but the test suites are unnecessarily jumbled up.

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Robert Turner on 4 Jan 2013

This should also be slimmed down somehow.

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Robert Turner on 4 Jan 2013

Someone can easily beat this lead.

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