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juantheron

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no. of points

find no. of points (x,y,z) in space whose each coordinate is a Negative Integer such that x+y+z+12 =0

anonimnystefy

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Re: no. of points

let x'= |x| , y'= |y| and z'= |z|

then we have x'+y'+z'=12

so x'<12 and y'<12 and z'<12

since you are looking for the number of this points i think i can assume you mean points with integer coordinates.

since 0<x',y',z'<12

we have that x',y',z' are in the set {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11} which has 11 elements.

so x',y' and z' have 11 possibilities each,and so do x,y and z.

the number of such points is: 11*11*11=11^3=1331

Last edited by anonimnystefy (2011-12-24 02:17:59)

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Re: no. of points

Hi,

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anonimnystefy

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Re: no. of points

hi gAr

oops! i think you're right.i forgot to take the condition x+y+z+12=0.i got the number of those which satisfy the equation x+y+z+12>0

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Re: no. of points

Merry Christmas and Happy Holiday, gAr and
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anonimnystefy

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Re: no. of points

it's not Christmas here yet.

we celebrate it on 7th of January.

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Monox D. I-Fly

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Re: no. of points

it's not Christmas here yet.

we celebrate it on 7th of January.

Wow, are you from Middle East?

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Re: no. of points

Wow, are you from Middle East?

I believe anonimnystefy is from Serbia. Orthodox Christians tend to celebrate Christmas on the 7th of January (as per the Julian calendar, which we don't use anymore -- we use the Gregorian calendar). Other countries do the same, like Russia.

Monox D. I-Fly

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Re: no. of points

Isn't Serbia located in Middle East?

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Re: no. of points

Hi Monox D. I-Fly,

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