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#926 2011-06-13 21:26:49
- bobbym
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi ganesh;
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#927 2011-06-14 15:10:52
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution I get for 1058 is
#1059.
It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.
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#928 2011-06-14 15:58:12
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi;
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#929 2011-06-15 17:38:27
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution 1059 is perfect. Brilliant!
#1060. If 2p + 3q = 18 and 2p - q = 2, then what is the value of 2p + q?
It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.
Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.
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#930 2011-06-15 19:16:09
- bobbym
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi ganesh;
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#931 2011-06-15 23:49:11
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution 1060 is perfect. Good work!
#1061.
It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.
Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.
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#932 2011-06-16 06:55:04
- anonimnystefy
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Re: Oral puzzles
hi ganesh
Here lies the reader who will never open this book. He is forever dead.
Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most. ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment
The knowledge of some things as a function of age is a delta function.
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#933 2011-06-16 09:51:02
- bobbym
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi ganesh;
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#934 2011-06-16 17:05:28
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi anonimnystefy and bobbym,
The solution 1061 is correct. Well done!
#1062. When
is divided by , what is the result?It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.
Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.
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#935 2011-06-16 17:13:12
- bobbym
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi;
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#936 2011-06-17 00:16:29
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution 1062 is perfect. Superlative performance!
#1063.
It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.
Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.
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#937 2011-06-17 02:53:36
- bobbym
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi;
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#938 2011-06-17 16:57:55
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution 1063 is correct. Good work!
#1064. What is the sum of the series
?It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.
Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.
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#939 2011-06-17 18:27:11
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Re: Oral puzzles
#1064. What is the sum of the infinite series
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#940 2011-06-17 20:45:22
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi reconsideryouranswer,
The solution #1064 is correct. Excellent!
#1065. If a, b, and c are in Arithmetic Progression, then
are in(1) Arithmetic Progression
(2) Geometric Progression
(3) Harmonic Progression
(4) None of these
It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.
Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.
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#941 2011-06-17 21:01:49
- bobbym
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi ganesh;
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#942 2011-06-17 23:17:31
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The answer 1065 is correct. Good work!
#1066. In how many ways, a committee of 5 members can be selected from 6 men and 5 ladies, consisting of 3 men and 2 ladies?
It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.
Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.
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#943 2011-06-17 23:26:45
- bobbym
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi ganesh;
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#944 2011-06-18 00:00:04
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution 1066 is perfect. Neat job!
#1067. How many words can be formed by using all the letters of the word 'DAUGHTER' such that the vowels always come together?
It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.
Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.
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#945 2011-06-18 00:33:11
- bobbym
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi ganesh;
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#946 2011-06-18 18:21:12
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution 1067 is correct. Good work!
#1068. Given
, find the value of .It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.
Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.
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#947 2011-06-18 21:07:32
- bobbym
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi ganesh;
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#948 2011-06-18 22:43:42
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution 1068 is correct. Well done!
#1069.
It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.
Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.
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#949 2011-06-18 22:53:40
- bobbym
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi;
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#950 2011-06-19 01:25:29
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution 1069 I get is
#1070.
It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.
Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.
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