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#2576 2011-06-19 20:06:32
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: 10 second questions
Hi bobbym,
The solutions 2928 and 2929 are correct. Good work!
#2930. Find the area of a regular hexagon with side 10 cm.
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#2577 2011-06-19 21:33:59
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Re: 10 second questions
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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#2578 2011-06-19 22:56:03
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Re: 10 second questions
Hi bobbym,
The solution 2930 is perfect. Excellent!
#2931. Two numbers are in the ratio 6:13. If their Least Common Multiple is 468, that is their Greatest Common Divisor?
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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#2579 2011-06-20 00:09:30
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Re: 10 second questions
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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#2580 2011-06-20 01:03:16
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Re: 10 second questions
Hi bobbym,
The solution 2931 is correct. Well done!
#2932. What is 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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#2581 2011-06-20 01:31:49
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Re: 10 second questions
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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#2582 2011-06-20 16:23:49
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Re: 10 second questions
Hi bobbym,
The solution 2932 is correct. Excellent!
#2933. If successive trials are independent and the probability of success in any trial is p, then what is the probability that the first success occurs on the n[sup]th[/sup] trial?
#2934. If a dice is rolled 20 times, then what is the probability of obtaining 5 for the first time at the 20[sup]th[/sup] throw?
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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#2583 2011-06-20 17:07:45
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Re: 10 second questions
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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#2584 2011-06-20 19:39:27
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Re: 10 second questions
Hi bobbym,
The solutions 2933 and 2934 are correct. Outstanding!
#2935. If the sum of n terms of an Arithmetic Progression is 3n[sup]2[/sup] + 5, then the number of the term which equals 159 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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#2585 2011-06-20 20:13:24
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Re: 10 second questions
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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#2586 2011-06-20 20:44:55
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Re: 10 second questions
Hi bobbym,
#2936. If the sum of 2n terms of the Arithmetic Progression 2, 5, 8, .... is equal to the sum of the first n terms of the Arithmetic Progression 57, 59, 61.... , then what does n equal to?
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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#2587 2011-06-20 21:27:11
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Re: 10 second questions
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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#2588 2011-06-20 22:34:16
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Hi bobbym,
The solution 2936 is correct. Good work!
#2937. If the 4[sup]th[/sup] term of an Arithmetic Progression is 11 and the 11[sup]th[/sup] term is 25, then what is the common difference 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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#2589 2011-06-20 22:42:55
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Re: 10 second questions
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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#2590 2011-06-21 00:11:06
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Re: 10 second questions
Hi bobbym,
The solution 2937 is correct. Well done!
#2938. One card is drawn at random from an ordinary deck of well shuffled cards. What is the probability that the card drawn would be either spade or an ace?
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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#2591 2011-06-21 00:44:56
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Re: 10 second questions
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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#2592 2011-06-21 04:40:53
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Re: 10 second questions
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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#2593 2011-06-22 01:58:21
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Hi bobbym and anonimnystefy,
The solution 2938 is correct. Neat job!
#2939. If the diagonal of a rectangle is 17 cm long and its perimeter is 46 cm, find the area of the rectangle.
#2940. The length of a rectangle is twice its breadth. If its length is decreased by 5 cm and breadth is increased by 5 cm, the area of the rectangle is increased by 75 square cm. Find the length of the rectangle.
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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#2594 2011-06-22 02:14:07
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Re: 10 second questions
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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#2595 2011-06-22 02:42:00
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Re: 10 second questions
Hi bobbym,
The solutions 2939 and 2940 I get are 120 and 20 respectively. Please clarify.
#2941.
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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#2596 2011-06-22 02:51:59
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Re: 10 second questions
Hi ganesh;
You are correct on #2939. I was mistakenly calculating the area of the triangle, which is half the area of the rectangle.
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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#2597 2011-06-22 03:59:02
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Re: 10 second questions
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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#2598 2011-06-22 17:35:18
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Re: 10 second questions
Hi bobbym and anonimnystefy,
The solutions 2940 and 2941 are correct. Brilliant!
#2942. If
, find the value of xyz.#2943. If
and , then what is the value of z?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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#2599 2011-06-22 19:20:27
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Re: 10 second questions
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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#2600 2011-06-22 22:40:34
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Hi bobbym,
The solutions 2942 and 2943 are perfect. Brilliant!
#2944.
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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