Added solution to problem 29

ProjectEulerCS/ProblemSelection.cs

@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ namespace ProjectEulerCS{
 		private static readonly List<int> _PROBLEM_NUMBERS = new List<int>()
 				{ 0,  1,  2,  3,  4,  5,  6,  7,  8,  9,
 				 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19,
-				 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 67};
+				 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29,
+				 67};
 		public static System.Collections.Generic.List<int> PROBLEM_NUMBERS{
 			get { return _PROBLEM_NUMBERS; }
 		}
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ namespace ProjectEulerCS{
 				case 26: problem = new Problem26(); break;
 				case 27: problem = new Problem27(); break;
 				case 28: problem = new Problem28(); break;
+				case 29: problem = new Problem29(); break;
 				case 67: problem = new Problem67(); break;
 			}
 			return problem;

ProjectEulerCS/Problems/Problem29.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+//ProjectEuler/ProjectEulerCS/src/Problems/Problem29.cs
+//Matthew Ellison
+// Created: 10-03-20
+//Modified: 10-03-20
+//How many distinct terms are in the sequence generated by a^b for 2 <= a <= 100 and 2 <= b <= 100?
+//Unless otherwise listed all non-standard includes are my own creation and available from https://bibucket.org/Mattrixwv/CSClasses
+/*
+	Copyright (C) 2020  Matthew Ellison
+
+	This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+	it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+	the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+	(at your option) any later version.
+
+	This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+	but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+	MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+	GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+	You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+	along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Numerics;
+
+
+namespace ProjectEulerCS.Problems{
+	public class Problem29 : Problem{
+		//Variables
+		//Static variables
+		private const int BOTTOM_A = 2;	//The lowest possible value for a
+		private const int TOP_A = 100;	//The highest possible value for a
+		private const int BOTTOM_B = 2;	//The lowest possible value for b
+		private const int TOP_B = 100;	//The highest possible value for b
+		//Instance variables
+		private List<BigInteger> unique;	//Holds all unique values generated
+		//Gets
+		public static int BottomA{
+			get{
+				return BOTTOM_A;
+			}
+		}
+		public static int BottomB{
+			get{
+				return BottomB;
+			}
+		}
+		public static int TopA{
+			get{
+				return TOP_A;
+			}
+		}
+		public static int TopB{
+			get{
+				return TOP_B;
+			}
+		}
+		public List<BigInteger> Unique{
+			get{
+				//If the problem hasn't been solved throw an exception
+				if(!solved){
+					throw new Unsolved();
+				}
+				return unique;
+			}
+		}
+		public override string Result{
+			get{
+				if(!solved){
+					throw new Unsolved();
+				}
+				return $"The number of unique values generated by a^b for {BOTTOM_A} <= a <= {TOP_A} and {BOTTOM_B} <= b <= {TOP_B} is {unique.Count}";
+			}
+		}
+
+		//Functions
+		//Constructor
+		public Problem29() : base($"How many distinct terms are in the sequence generated by a^b for {BOTTOM_A} <= a <= {TOP_A} and {BOTTOM_B} <= b <= {TOP_B}?"){
+			unique = new List<BigInteger>();
+		}
+		//Operational functions
+		//Solve the problem
+		public override void Solve(){
+			//If the problem has already been solved do nothing and end the function
+			if(solved){
+				return;
+			}
+
+			//Start the timer
+			timer.Start();
+
+			//Start with the first A and move towards the top
+			for(int currentA = BOTTOM_A;currentA <= TOP_A;++currentA){
+				//Start with the first B and move towards the top
+				for(int currentB = BOTTOM_B;currentB <= TOP_B;++currentB){
+					//Get the new number
+					BigInteger currentNum = BigInteger.Pow(currentA, currentB);
+					//If the current number is not in the array add it
+					if(!unique.Contains(currentNum)){
+						unique.Add(currentNum);
+					}
+				}
+			}
+
+			//Stop the timer
+			timer.Stop();
+
+			//Throw a flag to show the problem is solved
+			solved = true;
+		}
+		public override void Reset(){
+			base.Reset();
+			unique.Clear();
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+/* Results:
+The number of unique values generated by a^b for 2 <= a <= 100 and 2 <= b <= 100 is 9183
+It took an average of 127.770 milliseconds to run this problem through 100 iterations
+*/