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---
id: 6a22d77ddf034bc4e35b1d5d
title: "Challenge 356: Magic Square Solver"
challengeType: 29
dashedName: challenge-356
---
# --description--
Given a 3x3 grid with one missing number (represented as `0`), return the missing number that completes the magic square, or `"impossible"` if no valid number exists.
A magic square is a grid where every row, column, and diagonal adds up to the same number.
# --hints--
`solve_magic_square([[2, 7, 6], [9, 0, 1], [4, 3, 8]])` should return `5`.
```js
({test: () => { runPython(`
from unittest import TestCase
TestCase().assertEqual(solve_magic_square([[2, 7, 6], [9, 0, 1], [4, 3, 8]]), 5)`)
}})
```
`solve_magic_square([[0, 14, 12], [18, 10, 2], [8, 6, 16]])` should return `4`.
```js
({test: () => { runPython(`
from unittest import TestCase
TestCase().assertEqual(solve_magic_square([[0, 14, 12], [18, 10, 2], [8, 6, 16]]), 4)`)
}})
```
`solve_magic_square([[12, 17, 16], [19, 0, 10], [14, 13, 18]])` should return `"impossible"`.
```js
({test: () => { runPython(`
from unittest import TestCase
TestCase().assertEqual(solve_magic_square([[12, 17, 16], [19, 0, 10], [14, 13, 18]]), "impossible")`)
}})
```
`solve_magic_square([[15, 35, 31], [43, 27, 11], [23, 19, 0]])` should return `39`.
```js
({test: () => { runPython(`
from unittest import TestCase
TestCase().assertEqual(solve_magic_square([[15, 35, 31], [43, 27, 11], [23, 19, 0]]), 39)`)
}})
```
`solve_magic_square([[26, 41, 14], [47, 35, 0], [32, 29, 44]])` should return `"impossible"`.
```js
({test: () => { runPython(`
from unittest import TestCase
TestCase().assertEqual(solve_magic_square([[26, 41, 14], [47, 35, 0], [32, 29, 44]]), "impossible")`)
}})
```
# --seed--
## --seed-contents--
```py
def solve_magic_square(grid):
return grid
```
# --solutions--
```py
def solve_magic_square(grid):
flat = [n for row in grid for n in row]
zero_index = flat.index(0)
row = zero_index // 3
col = zero_index % 3
target = next(sum(r) for r in grid if 0 not in r)
missing = target - sum(grid[row])
filled = [r[:] for r in grid]
filled[row][col] = missing
def check(arr):
return sum(arr) == target
for i in range(3):
if not check(filled[i]):
return "impossible"
if not check([filled[r][i] for r in range(3)]):
return "impossible"
if not check([filled[0][0], filled[1][1], filled[2][2]]):
return "impossible"
if not check([filled[0][2], filled[1][1], filled[2][0]]):
return "impossible"
return missing
```