Tower Of Hanoi Hanoi 3disc Medium — Set 9

Tower of Hanoi: 3 Disks — Medium #9

Title

Tower of Hanoi: 3 Disks — Medium #9

DiskCount

3

TaskType

partial-continue

Pegs

A: Peg A (Start)

B: Peg B (Spare)

C: Peg C (Goal)

InitialState

A: [3,2,1]

B: []

C: []

TargetState

A: []

B: []

C: [3,2,1]

PartialState

A: [3]

B: [2]

C: [1]

MovesCompleted

2

Solution

• {"step":1,"from":"A","to":"C","diskSize":1,"description":"Move disk 1 (smallest) from peg A to peg C."}
• {"step":2,"from":"A","to":"B","diskSize":2,"description":"Move disk 2 (second largest) from peg A to peg B."}
• {"step":3,"from":"C","to":"B","diskSize":1,"description":"Move disk 1 (smallest) from peg C to peg B."}
• {"step":4,"from":"A","to":"C","diskSize":3,"description":"Move disk 3 (largest) from peg A to peg C."}
• {"step":5,"from":"B","to":"A","diskSize":1,"description":"Move disk 1 (smallest) from peg B to peg A."}
• {"step":6,"from":"B","to":"C","diskSize":2,"description":"Move disk 2 (second largest) from peg B to peg C."}
• {"step":7,"from":"A","to":"C","diskSize":1,"description":"Move disk 1 (smallest) from peg A to peg C."}

OptimalMoveCount

7

Question

The puzzle has been started — 2 move(s) have already been made. The current state is shown below. Continue from this point and move all disks to peg C. How many more moves are needed?

Rules

• Only one disk may be moved at a time.
• A disk can only be placed on top of a larger disk or on an empty peg.
• You must move the entire stack from peg A to peg C.

Hint

5 more moves are needed. The total minimum is 7.