10x10 Semi-Magic Square using 10 Random Numbers (Odiongan’s Semi-Magic Squares)

Jhon Christian E. Odiongan

@jhonchristianesquilonodiongan@gmail.com

Keywords: Semi Magic Square, Magic Square, Recreational Mathematics

A semi-magic square is a square that fails to be a magic square only because one or both of the main diagonal sums do
not equal the magic constant (Kraitchik 1942, p. 143).

Procedure:

1. Create 10x10 Table (row and column).

2. Label each column, A1 to A10. Do the same on each row, B1 to B10.
3. Choose the ten last consonants of the English Alphabet.
4. Choose another two alphabets. One stand as the total sum of each rows and columns and one stand as the
overall summation of the 10x10 table.
For example:
J = total sum of each row or column
U = the total summation of 10x10 table
5. Put designated colors unique for each alphabet.
For example:
P = Light Blue V = White J = Yellow Green
Q = Green W = Brown U = Tan/Flesh
R = Yellow X = Purple
S = Dark Blue Y = Red
T = Orange Z = Black

A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 A10

B1 P Q R S T V W X Y Z = J
B2 Z X V W Y R S Q T P = J
B3 V R Z P Q X T Y S W = J
B4 Y W T X S Z R P V Q = J
B5 T S Y Q P W V Z R X = J
B6 X Z W V R Y Q S P T = J
B7 R V P Z X Q Y T W S = J
B8 S T Q Y W P Z V X R = J
B9 Q P S R V T X W Z Y = J
B10 W Y X T Z S P R Q V = J
= = = = = = = = = =
J J J J J J J J J J U
Table 1.1: Odiongan’s Pattern

A1 P, Z, V, Y, T, X, R, S, Q, W A6 V, R, X, Z, W, Y, Q, P, T, S
A2 Q, X, R, W, S, Z, V, T, P, Y A7 W, S, T, R, V, Q, Y, Z, X, P
A3 R, V, Z, T, Y, W, P, Q, S, X A8 X, Q, Y, P, Z, S, T, V, W, R
A4 S, W, P, X, Q, V, Z, Y, R, T A9 Y, T, S, V, R, P, W, X, Z, Q
A5 T, Y, Q, S, P, R, X, W, V, Z A10 Z, P, W, Q, X, T, S, R, Y, V
Table 1.2: Column Pattern

B1 P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, X, Y, Z B6 X, Z, W, V, R, Y, Q, S, P, T
B2 Z, X, V, W, Y, R, S, Q, T, P B7 R, V, P, Z, X, Q, Y, T, W, S
B3 V, R, Z, P. Q, X, T, Y, S, W B8 S, T, Q, Y, W, P, Z, V, X, R
B4 Y, W, T, X, S, Z, R, P, V, Q B9 Q, P, S, R, V, T, X, W, Z, Y
B5 T, S, Y, Q, P, W, V, Z, R, X B10 W, Y, X, T, Z, S, P, R, Q, V

Table 1.3: Row Pattern

 6. Choose 10 random real numbers. For example.: 13, 03, 09, 78, 17, 05, 10, 11, 08, 20.
7. Disseminate given real numbers to each letter. Choose either column or row patterns. See Table 1.2
and Table 1.3. Following this rule, S > Z > T > P > X > W > R > Y > V > Q or Q < V < Y < R < W < X <
P < T < Z < S. I call this rule as Odiongan’s Rule.

For example:

13, 03, 09, 78, 17, 05, 10, 11, 08, 20 (Original alignment of random 10 real numbers)

78, 20, 17, 13, 11, 10, 09, 08, 05, 03 (New alignment after using the rule stated above.)

P = Light Blue (13) V = White (05) J = Yellow Green (169)

Q = Green (03) W = Brown (10) U = Tan/Flesh (3 338)
R = Yellow (09) X = Purple (11)
S = Dark Blue (78) Y = Red (08)
T = Orange (17) Z = Black (20)

A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 A10

B1 13 03 09 78 17 05 10 11 08 20 = 169
B2 20 11 05 10 08 09 78 03 17 13 = 169
B3 05 09 20 13 03 11 17 08 78 10 = 169
B4 08 10 17 11 78 20 09 13 05 03 = 169
B5 17 78 08 03 13 10 05 20 09 11 = 169
B6 11 20 10 05 09 08 03 78 13 17 = 169
B7 09 05 13 20 11 03 08 17 10 78 = 169
B8 78 17 03 08 10 13 20 05 11 09 = 169
B9 03 13 78 09 05 17 11 10 20 08 = 169
B10 10 08 11 17 20 78 13 09 03 05 = 169
= = = = = = = = = =
169 169 169 169 169 169 169 169 169 169 3 338
Table 1.4: Example Results of the Disseminate Random Numbers

Note: In this kind of semi-magic square. We are allowed to use any number real numbers: irrational, non-
integer rational numbers, rational numbers (Z), negative numbers, whole numbers (W), natural numbers (N),
decimals, cube roots, square roots, and fractions.

Properties:

1. 10 rows (1x10) and 10 columns (1x10).

2. 10 sets (2x5 rows) and 10 sets (5x2 columns).
3. Both diagonals failed to have the same sums from rows or columns.
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