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#1 2011-06-09 05:22:26

devkumararora
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Interesting question MIND FREAKING

Whick of the following is equal

?
A)

B)

C)

C)

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#2 2011-06-09 05:49:43

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Re: Interesting question MIND FREAKING

When you set them all equal to each other, {A}^{1/A}={B}^{1/B}={C}^{1/C}, can you not conclude that A=B=C?

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#3 2011-06-09 06:14:25

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Re: Interesting question MIND FREAKING

Hi,

I'm getting:


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#4 2011-06-09 08:54:11

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Re: Interesting question MIND FREAKING

9 ^ Abc


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#5 2011-06-09 15:28:00

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Re: Interesting question MIND FREAKING

We can also have:


"Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense"  - Buddha?

"Data! Data! Data!" he cried impatiently. "I can't make bricks without clay."

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#6 2011-06-09 16:40:04

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Re: Interesting question MIND FREAKING

also the method

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#7 2011-06-09 16:41:05

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Re: Interesting question MIND FREAKING

gAr wrote:

Hi,

I'm getting:

what is the method used

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#8 2011-06-09 17:11:10

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Re: Interesting question MIND FREAKING

Hi,


"Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense"  - Buddha?

"Data! Data! Data!" he cried impatiently. "I can't make bricks without clay."

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#9 2011-06-10 03:43:39

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Re: Interesting question MIND FREAKING

dear  gAr,
you have taken k as A^1/A ,B^1/B, C^1/C
then how can you write it as  k^ABC+ k^ABC+ k^ABC ???
please explain

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#10 2011-06-10 05:15:59

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Re: Interesting question MIND FREAKING

hi dev

i'm getting the same as gAr

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#11 2011-06-10 06:06:55

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Re: Interesting question MIND FREAKING

hi

I agree with gAr's analysis.  But do A, B and C exist (in real numbers let's say) ?


so

so I plotted the graph of y = logx and the graph of y = x.logk, using 'x' to replace 'A' and trying various values for logk

see graph below.

Either the line fails to hit the curve at all; or it touches as a tangent once; or it crosses twice (which I show with logk = 0.11)

But we also want B and C to have this property so I think this means that if k, A, B and C exist in reals then either

(i) A = B = C

or

(ii) at least a pair are equal, let's say wnlog, B = C

That's it for the moment I'm afraid.  dizzy

Bob

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#12 2011-06-10 20:25:20

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Re: Interesting question MIND FREAKING

bob bundy wrote:

hi

I agree with gAr's analysis.  But do A, B and C exist (in real numbers let's say) ?


so

so I plotted the graph of y = logx and the graph of y = x.logk, using 'x' to replace 'A' and trying various values for logk

see graph below.

Either the line fails to hit the curve at all; or it touches as a tangent once; or it crosses twice (which I show with logk = 0.11)

But we also want B and C to have this property so I think this means that if k, A, B and C exist in reals then either

(i) A = B = C

or

(ii) at least a pair are equal, let's say wnlog, B = C

That's it for the moment I'm afraid.  dizzy

Bob

All are wrong ANSWERs
answer is  B) {2}^{1/2}

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#13 2011-06-10 20:26:32

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Re: Interesting question MIND FREAKING

gAr wrote:

We can also have:

All are wrong ANSWERs
answer is  B) {2}^{1/2}

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#14 2011-06-10 21:13:10

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"Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense"  - Buddha?

"Data! Data! Data!" he cried impatiently. "I can't make bricks without clay."

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#15 2011-06-11 01:51:59

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hi gAr

Are you saying that there's a multiplicity of possible values for A, B, C and k?  I didn't think we had any yet;  in the sense that: we're asked to pick from (a), (b), (c) or (d).

Bob

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#16 2011-06-11 02:11:06

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Re: Interesting question MIND FREAKING

Hi Bob,

It's not possible to have real solution if A, B and C are all distinct. But the question mentions nothing about A, B and C!


"Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense"  - Buddha?

"Data! Data! Data!" he cried impatiently. "I can't make bricks without clay."

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#17 2011-06-11 04:39:59

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Re: Interesting question MIND FREAKING

hi devkumararora

In post #12 you say

All are wrong ANSWERs
answer is  B) {2}^{1/2}

I wasn't offering my analysis as an 'answer'; just a step on the way to an answer (maybe).  Are you saying I've made a mathematical mistake ? (entirely possible; I make them all the time; but I need to know what mistake).

Meanwhile you say (b),  root 2,  is the answer.

Have you some working to support this because I'd like to see it; or just that you have the 'official' answer?

RauLiTo :  You offer 9^ABC but again, may I see your working for this?

gAr: Ok it doesn't ask us to state values for A, B, and C ... but I'd rather like to know if values exist.  It would be a very curious problem if it were possible to answer the multi-choice, and yet, no actual values for the letters exist.  That is, for me, an even harder concept.

Bob


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#18 2011-06-11 05:06:22

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Re: Interesting question MIND FREAKING

Hi Bob,

By symmetry, we must have A^(BC) = B^(AC) = C^(AB) = 243.
And I chose, A^(1/A) = B^(1/B) = C^(1/C) = 243, hoping that there may be many complex solutions for x^(1/x) = 243.

I entered x^(1/x) = 243 into wolframalpha, it answered in terms of ProductLog function.
Don't have anything neat yet!


"Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense"  - Buddha?

"Data! Data! Data!" he cried impatiently. "I can't make bricks without clay."

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#19 2011-06-11 06:55:20

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Re: Interesting question MIND FREAKING

hi gAr

I thought I'd try each multi-choice answer and see what values pop out.

But, it's beginning to look like A, B, C  will end up complex for all four.

Bob


Children are not defined by school ...........The Fonz
You cannot teach a man anything;  you can only help him find it within himself..........Galileo Galilei
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#20 2011-06-11 15:17:10

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Re: Interesting question MIND FREAKING

Hi Bob,

Yes, I too think so.


"Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense"  - Buddha?

"Data! Data! Data!" he cried impatiently. "I can't make bricks without clay."

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#21 2011-06-11 20:57:21

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Re: Interesting question MIND FREAKING

hi gAr

Using



Consider the graph

So when does

have

as a tangent?


using (1)

see graph

So for real values of A, B, C

when

(a)

when


(c)

when

(d)

when

(b)

So for all four answers k is too big for any real solutions for A, B, and C.

Bob

Last edited by Bob (2011-06-11 21:05:55)


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#22 2011-06-11 22:12:19

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Re: Interesting question MIND FREAKING

Hi Bob,

Thanks for the explanation!
Yes, there can be no real solutions.

I'm unable to find even a complex solution. That k also might be a complex number.
Or is there any solution at all?


"Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense"  - Buddha?

"Data! Data! Data!" he cried impatiently. "I can't make bricks without clay."

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#23 2011-06-12 01:30:57

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Re: Interesting question MIND FREAKING

No need to worry my friends
i got the question from one of my books
at back the answer was {2}^{1/2}
I THINK THE QUESTION IS WRONG I THINK IT SHOULD BE

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#24 2011-06-12 01:32:41

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Re: Interesting question MIND FREAKING

I Am Having Doubts I A Bunch Of Questions Would You All Solve Them For Me Please

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#25 2011-06-12 01:41:58

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sure


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