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#2451 2013-01-28 21:30:30
- 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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#2452 2013-01-29 19:47:20
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution #1721 is perfect. Good work!
#1722. Simplify :
.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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#2453 2013-01-30 01:26:55
- 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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#2454 2013-01-30 19:23:12
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution #1722 is perfect. Neat work!
#1723.
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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#2455 2013-01-30 20:47:40
- 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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#2456 2013-01-31 18:58:44
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution #1723 is perfect. Neat work!
#1724.
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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#2457 2013-01-31 19:00:18
- 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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#2458 2013-01-31 19:50:54
- 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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#2459 2013-08-09 15:56:57
- Denominator
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Re: Oral puzzles
hello!
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#2460 2014-04-08 01:15:49
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi anonimnystefy, bobbym and Denominator,
The solution #1724 is correct. Marvelous!
#1725. The first term of an Arithmetic Progression is 6 and the common difference is 5. Find the Arithmetic Progression and its general term.
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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#2461 2014-04-08 01:29:55
- 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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#2462 2014-04-09 00:16:55
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution #1725 is correct. Neat work!
#1726. Find the common difference and 15[sup]th[/sup] term of the Arithmetic Progression 125, 120, 115, 110.....
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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#2463 2014-04-09 03:49:13
- 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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#2464 2014-04-10 00:06:19
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution #1726 is correct. Good work!
#1727. Which term of the arithmetic sequence
is .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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#2465 2014-04-10 03:28:42
- 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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#2466 2014-04-10 23:44:09
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution #1727 is correct. Exellent!
#1728. Find the 12[sup]th[/sup] term of the Arithmetic Progression
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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#2467 2014-04-11 01:00:57
- 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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#2468 2014-04-11 18:27:00
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution #1728 is perfect. Neat work!
#1729. Find the 17[sup]th[/sup] term of the Arithmetic Progression 4, 9, 14, ...
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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#2469 2014-04-11 19:43:51
- 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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#2470 2014-04-12 17:29:57
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution #1729 is correct! Splendid!
#1730. How many terms are there in the following Arithmetic Progression?
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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#2471 2014-04-12 18:18:49
- 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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#2472 2014-04-13 00:56:55
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
I made a mistake in the problem #1730.
The corrected problem 'How many terms are there is the following Arithmetic Progression
'?#1731. How many terms are there in the Arithmetic Progression 7, 13, 19, ......, 205?
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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#2473 2014-04-13 02:28:43
- bobbym
- bumpkin
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- Posts: 109,606
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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#2474 2014-04-13 15:48:23
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solutions #1730 and #1731 are correct. Marvelous!
#1732. The 10[sup]th[/sup]and 18[sup]th[/sup] terms of an Arithmetic Progression are 41 and 73 respectively. Find the 27[sup]th[/sup] term.
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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#2475 2014-04-13 20:29:34
- bobbym
- bumpkin
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- Registered: 2009-04-12
- Posts: 109,606
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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