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#3476 2011-12-14 22:56:00
- phrontister
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Re: 10 second questions
Hi ganesh,
"The good news about computers is that they do what you tell them to do. The bad news is that they do what you tell them to do." - Ted Nelson
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#3477 2011-12-14 23:18:52
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Re: 10 second questions
Hi bobbym and phrontister,
The solutions #3460 and #3461 are both correct. Good work!
#3462. A sum of money at simple interest amounts to $2,800 in 2 years and $3,250 in 5 years. Find the sum and the rate of interest.
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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#3478 2011-12-14 23:27:56
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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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#3479 2011-12-15 02:01:48
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Re: 10 second questions
Hi ganesh,
"The good news about computers is that they do what you tell them to do. The bad news is that they do what you tell them to do." - Ted Nelson
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#3480 2011-12-15 21:51:48
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Re: 10 second questions
Hi bobbym and phrontister,
The solution #3462 is correct, phrontister! Excellent!
#3463. If log[sub]10[/sub]2 = 0.3010, find the value of log[sub]2[/sub]10.
#3464. Find 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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#3481 2011-12-16 02:06:28
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Re: 10 second questions
Hi ganesh,
"The good news about computers is that they do what you tell them to do. The bad news is that they do what you tell them to do." - Ted Nelson
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#3482 2011-12-16 03:01:58
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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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#3483 2011-12-16 18:01:02
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Re: 10 second questions
Hi phrontister and bobbym,
The solutions #3463 and #3464 are correct. Excellent, phrontister!
The solution #3463 is correct. Well done, bobbym! (The solution #3464 I get is 1)
#3465. Find the sum of first 20 odd natural numbers.
#3466.
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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#3484 2011-12-16 19:08:18
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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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#3485 2011-12-16 19:33:18
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Re: 10 second questions
Hi ganesh,
"The good news about computers is that they do what you tell them to do. The bad news is that they do what you tell them to do." - Ted Nelson
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#3486 2011-12-17 00:46:42
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Re: 10 second questions
Hi bobbym and phrontister,
The solutions #3465 and #3466 are correct. Well done!
#3467. If 1 x 2 x 3 x ...... x n is equal to n!, then what is (8! - 7! - 6!) 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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#3487 2011-12-17 01:30:01
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Re: 10 second questions
Hi ganesh,
"The good news about computers is that they do what you tell them to do. The bad news is that they do what you tell them to do." - Ted Nelson
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#3488 2011-12-17 02:19:44
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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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#3489 2011-12-17 04:07:20
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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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#3490 2011-12-17 21:06:52
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Re: 10 second questions
Hi phrontister, anonimnystefy, and bobbym,
The solution #3467 is correct. Outstanding!
#3468. What number should be subtracted from both the terms of the ratio 15 : 19 in order to make it 3 : 4?
#3469. If p : q = r : s = t : u = 2 : 3, then what is (mp + nr + ot) : (mq + ns + ou) 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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#3491 2011-12-17 21:11:54
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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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#3492 2011-12-17 22:12:28
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Re: 10 second questions
Hi ganesh,
"The good news about computers is that they do what you tell them to do. The bad news is that they do what you tell them to do." - Ted Nelson
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#3493 2011-12-18 01:18:43
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Re: 10 second questions
Hi bobbym and phrontister,
The solutions #3468 and #3469 are correct. Superlative!
#3470. How many sides does a regular polygon have whose interior and exterior angles are in the ratio 2:1?
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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#3494 2011-12-18 01:22:43
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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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#3495 2011-12-18 04:57:31
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Re: 10 second questions
Hi ganesh,
"The good news about computers is that they do what you tell them to do. The bad news is that they do what you tell them to do." - Ted Nelson
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#3496 2011-12-18 05:27:10
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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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#3497 2011-12-18 21:57:17
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Re: 10 second questions
Hi bobbym, phrontister, and anonimnystefy,
The solution (6 sides) is correct (Solution : #3470)! Marvelous!
#3471. What is the area in square centimeters of the largest circle that can be drawn inside a square of side 28 centimeters?
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#3472. The circumference of the base of a circular cylinder is
cm. The height of the cylinder is equal to the diameter of the base. How many liters of water can it hold?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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#3498 2011-12-18 22:29:48
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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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#3499 2011-12-18 23:09:35
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Re: 10 second questions
Hi ganesh,
"The good news about computers is that they do what you tell them to do. The bad news is that they do what you tell them to do." - Ted Nelson
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#3500 2011-12-19 00:31:21
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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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