SOLUTION: In the array below, in how many different ways can we start with the letter A and move from letter to letter (horizontally, vertically, or diagonally), to spell the word "ARCH"? A

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Question 1203924: In the array below, in how many different ways can we start with the letter A and move from letter to letter (horizontally, vertically, or diagonally), to spell the word "ARCH"?
ARCH
RRCH
CCCH
HHHH

Answer by mccravyedwin(409)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Number the letters

A1 R1 C1 H1
R2 R3 C2 H2
C3 C4 C5 H3
H4 H5 H6 H7

Let's spell ARCH backward as HCRA. From each R there will be only 1 choice
for A which is the only A, namely A1.  So we only need to spell HCR. 

From H1 there are 2 choices for C, C1 and C2. and for each C there are 2 choices
for R, R1 and R3.  That's (2)(2)=4 ways.  By symmetry there's also 4 ways for 
H4.  That's 8 ways.

From H2 there are 3 choices for C, C1, C2, C5.
For 2 of those choices, C1 and C2, there are 2 choices for R, R1, R3. That's 
(2)(2)=4. For C5 there is only 1 choice for R, R3.  That's 5. By symmetry there
are also 5 ways for H5.  That's 10 ways.

From H3 there are 2 choices for C, C2 and C5.
For 1 of those choices, C2, there are 2 choices for R, R1 and R3.
For C5 there is only 1 choice for R, R3.  That's 3. By symmetry there are also 3
ways for H6.  That's 6 ways.

From H7, there is only 1 way to spell HCR, H7-C5-R3 

Answer: 8+10+6+1 = 25

Edwin

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