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#2626 2011-06-26 00:37:57

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Re: 10 second questions

hi ganesh

Last edited by anonimnystefy (2011-06-26 01:08:37)


“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
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#2627 2011-06-26 00:47:32

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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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#2628 2011-06-26 00:53:31

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Re: 10 second questions

hi bobbym

how did you get that?


“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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#2629 2011-06-26 00:57:54

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Re: 10 second questions


“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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#2630 2011-06-26 01:04:10

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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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#2631 2011-06-26 01:08:57

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Re: 10 second questions

hi

i edited my answer


“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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#2632 2011-06-26 01:18:21

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Re: 10 second questions

Hi;

I should have edited mine instead. I am working on the wrong problem!


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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#2633 2011-06-26 02:52:22

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Re: 10 second questions

Hi anonimnystefy and bobbym,

The solution(s) is/are correct,  2957(bobbym) and 2957 & 2958(anonimnystefy)! Excellent work!

#2959.


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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#2634 2011-06-26 02:59:08

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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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#2635 2011-06-26 03:57:47

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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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#2636 2011-06-26 16:01:17

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Re: 10 second questions

Hi bobbym and anonimnystefy,

The solution 2959 is correct. Good work!

#2960. A tin of oil was

full. When 6 bottles of oil were taken ot and 4 bottles of oil were poured into it, it was
full. How many bottles of oil can the tin contain?

#2961. If

of a pencil is black,
of the remaining is wtite and the remaining
cm is blue, find the total length of the pencil.


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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#2637 2011-06-26 17:12:38

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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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#2638 2011-06-26 23:42:28

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Re: 10 second questions

hi ganesh

hi bobbym how did you get your answer?


“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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#2639 2011-06-26 23:57:35

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Re: 10 second questions

Hi anonimnystefy;

Yikes! That is so annoying. I think the answer is 8 cm. I had the right method and then at the end stupidly added the 1 / 8 cm instead of adding 1 cm.


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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#2640 2011-06-27 01:01:02

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Re: 10 second questions

Hi anonimnystefy and bobbym,

The solutions 2960 and 2961 are correct.

#2962. Find the value of x if


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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#2641 2011-06-27 01:40:31

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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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#2642 2011-06-27 01:46:39

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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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#2643 2011-06-27 01:59:40

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Re: 10 second questions

Hi bobbym and anonimnystefy,

The solution 2962 given by bobbym is perfect (Solution = 3.5). Extraordinary performance!

#2963.  Supply the two missing figures inorder indicated by x and y in the given equation, the fractions being in their lowest terms.


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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#2644 2011-06-27 02:05:19

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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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#2645 2011-06-27 03:12:16

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Re: 10 second questions

Hi bobbym,

The solution 2963 is correct. Brilliant!

#2964.

. Find the value of x.


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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#2646 2011-06-27 03:16:05

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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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#2647 2011-06-27 03:20:14

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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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#2648 2011-06-27 17:55:01

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Re: 10 second questions

Hi bobbym and anonimnystefy,

The solution 2964 is correct. Well done!

#2965.

#2966.


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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#2649 2011-06-27 20:23:42

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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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#2650 2011-06-27 21:00:08

Jai Ganesh
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Re: 10 second questions

Hi bobbym,

The solutions 2965 and 2966 are perfect. Excellent!

#2966. What is the value of x if

?


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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