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The Reverse Polish Notation

How fast can you calculate in RPN?
The examples were generated by a program, note me if there's something too difficult or wrong
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Last updated: February 14, 2024
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First submittedFebruary 13, 2024
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RPN
Result
3 8 1 9 - + +
3
2 4 * 9 1 * *
72
4 5 + 5 + 7 +
21
5 7 * 8 + 3 *
129
8 5 - 10 + 9 +
22
RPN
Result
5 6 5 * + 5 +
40
8 5 - 5 * 10 *
150
7 9 6 + + 3 -
19
9 9 - 2 * 7 +
7
4 5 * 10 * 10 -
190
RPN
Result
6 6 * 5 1 - *
144
3 1 * 8 2 + *
30
5 2 9 10 - * -
7
7 2 3 3 * * +
25
8 8 1 9 + - -
10
2 Comments
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Level 59
Feb 13, 2024
explain
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Level 61
Feb 14, 2024
there's a stack of numbers, now reading from left to right:

1) if there's a number, you stack it on the top

2) if there's an operating sign, you do what it says with the top 2 numbers from the stack, e.g. if the top number is 2, there's a 7 right under it, and you have a "^", you raise 7 to the 2nd power and get 49 - the result replaces the numbers used to create it - in this example, the stack of [5, 12, 8, 7, 2] becomes [5, 12, 8, 49]