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#1 2013-01-14 12:03:09
- Maburo
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Guess the Numbers
Given the following, solve for a and b:
a^b + b^a = (ab)^2 + 1
"Pure mathematics is, in its way, the poetry of logical ideas."
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#2 2013-01-14 12:09:39
- bobbym
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Re: Guess the Numbers
Hi;
Need some constraints on those variables, else a,b = 1
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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#3 2013-01-14 12:42:33
- Maburo
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Re: Guess the Numbers
Ah! Sorry! a,b>1
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