Sudoku method (3)

 

How to construct a most perfect (Franklin pan)magic 1024x1024 square in 9 steps by using only one 4x4 Sudoku

 

 

4x4 Sudoku

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Step 1

Use the 4x4 Sudoku and a shifted version of the 4x4 Sudoku on a 2x2 carpet to construct a 4x4 panmagic square.

 

 

4x4 Sudoku shifted on 2x2 carpet 

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4x number            +   1x number          +1                          = 4x4 panmagic square

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Step 2

Use a grid with 2x2 the 4x4 panmagic square and a grid with 2x2 the shifted versions of the 4x4 Sudoku to construct an 8x8 most perfect (Franklin pan)magic square.

 

Construct the grid with 2x2 the shifted versions of the 4x4 Sudoku as follows:

 

 

                     
         

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 1x number                                 +    16x number                   = 8x8 Franklin panmagic square 

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Step 3

Use a grid with 2x2 the 8x8 most perfect (Franklin pan)magic square and a grid with 2x2 the shifted versions of 8x8 Sudoku grid to construct an 16x16 most perfect (Franklin pan)magic square. See step 2 to construct the Sudoku grid

 

 

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 64x number

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=

  

 Most perfect 16x16 (Franklin pan)magic square

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