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#1276 2011-07-20 01:12:03
- gAr
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Re: What do you think?
Yeah, should be like a sequel of die hard.
Should be mind blowing like a virus with user interface, like a bomb exploding with a key combination!!
"Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense" - Buddha?
"Data! Data! Data!" he cried impatiently. "I can't make bricks without clay."
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#1277 2011-07-20 01:14:39
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That might work, a bomb counting down and stopping on 007. Of course they need a female lead. Maybe someone with a really bad reputation like Lindsay Lohan.
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#1278 2011-07-20 01:21:10
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Yes!
I'm now trying out the trigonometry problem posted in the other thread. No luck till now!
"Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense" - Buddha?
"Data! Data! Data!" he cried impatiently. "I can't make bricks without clay."
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#1279 2011-07-20 01:27:44
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I am too.
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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#1280 2011-07-31 03:04:37
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New Problem:
Three satelittes are orbiting the earth forming an equilateral triangle. The three sides of that triangle form 3 tangents to the earths surface.
A) Assuming the earth's diameter is 7918 miles, what is the area of that triangle?
B) How far is satellite B from earth?
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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#1281 2011-07-31 03:32:42
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Hi bobbym,
Last edited by gAr (2011-07-31 05:57:26)
"Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense" - Buddha?
"Data! Data! Data!" he cried impatiently. "I can't make bricks without clay."
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#1282 2011-07-31 10:03:58
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Hi gAr;
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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#1283 2011-07-31 14:57:03
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Hi bobbym,
"Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense" - Buddha?
"Data! Data! Data!" he cried impatiently. "I can't make bricks without clay."
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#1284 2011-07-31 18:06:40
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Hi gAr;
Bad storm has cut off my connection. It may go out again. I will work on your answer here now.
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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#1285 2011-07-31 18:30:22
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Hi bobbym,
Oh, that's bad.
When did the storm occur? Did it affect your area?
"Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense" - Buddha?
"Data! Data! Data!" he cried impatiently. "I can't make bricks without clay."
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#1286 2011-07-31 18:38:25
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Hi gAr;
Lost my internet connection for two hours. Could happen again.
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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#1287 2011-07-31 19:16:56
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Hi bobbym,
Okay.
Yes, the answer for B is half of that.
I calculated the distance from north pole!
"Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense" - Buddha?
"Data! Data! Data!" he cried impatiently. "I can't make bricks without clay."
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#1288 2011-07-31 22:16:42
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Hi gAr;
No problem! Very good work as always. Have you seen the newest Geogebra! I used it to check the answers.
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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#1289 2011-07-31 23:05:43
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Hi bobbym,
Did not check the latest geogebra, downloading it now.
Anything new and useful addition?
"Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense" - Buddha?
"Data! Data! Data!" he cried impatiently. "I can't make bricks without clay."
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#1290 2011-07-31 23:07:39
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Hi gAr;
Looks like a couple of new features over that last one I looked at.
Also the probability distributions are working better now.
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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#1291 2011-07-31 23:36:56
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Hi,
Yes, it's looking good.
All the probability distributions are updated.
"Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense" - Buddha?
"Data! Data! Data!" he cried impatiently. "I can't make bricks without clay."
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#1292 2011-08-04 08:18:05
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Re: What do you think?
hi guys
just want to ask what the use of the generating functions are?
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#1293 2011-08-04 08:31:24
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They solve counting problems, they sum series, they get means and variances.
The tell you whether a sequence is unimodal or not and they get asymptotic forms.
In short the GF is the boss of a sequence!
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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#1294 2011-08-22 02:26:01
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New problem!
Difficulty unknown:
A highly mathematical ant starts at the origin. he travels
the √1 inches due north. Then he travels √2 inches east. Then
√3 inches south, followed by √4 inches west. He repeats the
pattern of north, east, south, west over and over. He uses this
sequence for each move √1,√2,√3,√4,√5,√6, ...
How far is he from the origin after his 100th move? Can you give an
exact answer?
A says) 100 √2 inches.
B says) I am not done yet.
C says) Right again A.
D says) Yep!
E says) Nope!
A says) Hahaha, what a slowpoke you are B. You need a faster computer, hahhaha.
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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#1295 2011-08-22 03:14:15
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Hi bobbym,
"Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense" - Buddha?
"Data! Data! Data!" he cried impatiently. "I can't make bricks without clay."
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#1296 2011-08-22 04:06:36
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Re: What do you think?
Hi;
Ooooh that's a dilly of an answer! I am computing now.
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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#1297 2011-08-22 04:22:13
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Hi bobbym,
Okay!
Difficulty easy, I suppose?
Last edited by gAr (2011-08-22 04:37:10)
"Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense" - Buddha?
"Data! Data! Data!" he cried impatiently. "I can't make bricks without clay."
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#1298 2011-08-22 06:02:14
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Re: What do you think?
Hi gAr;
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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#1299 2011-08-22 06:08:14
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Hi,
Okay, thanks!
"Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense" - Buddha?
"Data! Data! Data!" he cried impatiently. "I can't make bricks without clay."
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#1300 2011-08-22 06:10:48
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Hi gAr;
Your welcome.
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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