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Find the longest sequence of 1's in a binary sequence.
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Return the largest number that is adjacent to a zero
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Bullseye Matrix
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Remove the polynomials that have positive real elements of their roots.
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The Goldbach Conjecture, Part 2
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The Goldbach Conjecture
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Function Iterator
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Implement a ROT13 cipher
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Return the 3n+1 sequence for n
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Make a Palindrome Number
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Counting Sequence
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Tic Tac Toe FTW
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Triangle Numbers
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Indexed Probability Table
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Interpolator
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Find the palindrome
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De-dupe
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Clean the List of Names
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Binary numbers
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Find the two-word state names
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Find the maximum number of decimal places in a set of numbers
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Rounding off numbers to n decimals
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