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(1) A simple construction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 September 2016

Brian S. Reiner
Brian S. Reiner*
Affiliation:
New York University, 4 Washington Place, NY 10003, U.S.A.
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Extract

The purpose of this short article is to give a simple method for constructing a magic square of any given odd size. The method consists basically of two cyclic permutations perpendicular to each other.

The 5 × 5 square’s construction is illustrated, a proof outlined, and a 17 × 17 square quoted.

Type
Magic squares and matrices
Information
The Mathematical Gazette , Volume 65 , Issue 434 , December 1981 , pp. 250 - 252
Copyright
Copyright © Mathematical Association 1981

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