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#2476 2014-04-14 03:21:35
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution #1732 is perfect. Excellent!
#1733. Find n so that the n[sup]th[/sup] terms of the following two Arithmetic Progressions are the same.
1, 7, 13, 19, ....... and 100, 95, 90, .........
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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#2477 2014-04-14 03:27:06
- bobbym
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Re: Oral puzzles
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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#2478 2014-04-14 20:20:00
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution #1733 is correct. Excellent!
#1734. How many two digit numbers are divisible by 13?
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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#2479 2014-04-14 20:28:55
- bobbym
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Re: Oral puzzles
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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#2480 2014-04-15 17:01:04
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution #1734 is correct. Good work!
#1735. The sum of three consecutive terms in an Arithmetic Progression is 6 and their product is - 120. Find the three numbers.
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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#2481 2014-04-15 19:37:24
- bobbym
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Re: Oral puzzles
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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#2482 2014-04-16 03:18:59
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution #1735 is perfect. Good work!
#1736. Find the three consecutive terms in an Arithmetic Progression whose sum is 18 and the sum of their squares is 140.
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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#2483 2014-04-16 03:31:58
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Re: Oral puzzles
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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#2484 2014-04-16 17:41:06
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution #1736 is correct. Neat work!
#1737. Find the common ratio of the Geometric Progressions:
a) 0.12, 0.24, 0.48, ......
b) 0.004, 0.02, 0.1, ........
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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#2485 2014-04-16 20:28:04
- bobbym
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Re: Oral puzzles
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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#2486 2014-04-17 17:53:40
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solutions #1737 (a) and #1737 (b) are perfect. Excellent!
#1738. Find the common ratio of the Geometric Progression
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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#2487 2014-04-17 19:48:52
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Re: Oral puzzles
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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#2488 2014-04-18 16:57:10
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution #1738 is correct. Excellent!
#1739. Find the common ratios of the Geometric Progressions
(a)
(b)
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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#2489 2014-04-18 20:53:10
- bobbym
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Re: Oral puzzles
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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#2490 2014-04-19 17:09:14
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution #1739 (both parts) are correct. Excellent!
#1740. Find the 10[sup]th[/sup] term and common ratio of the Geometric Progression
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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#2491 2014-04-19 20:25:26
- bobbym
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Re: Oral puzzles
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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#2492 2014-04-20 16:21:36
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution #1740 is correct. Good work!
#1741. If the 4[sup]th[/sup] and 7[sup]th[/sup] terms of a Geometric Progression are 54 and 1458 respectively. Find the Geometric Progression.
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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#2493 2014-04-20 19:08:34
- bobbym
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Re: Oral puzzles
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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#2494 2014-04-21 01:30:24
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution #1741 is perfect. Splendid!
#1742. Which term of the Geometric Progression
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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#2495 2014-04-21 02:24:52
- bobbym
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Re: Oral puzzles
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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#2496 2014-04-21 17:26:13
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution #1742 is correct. Good work!
#1743. If the Geometric Progressions 162, 54, 18, .... and
have their n[sup]th[/sup] term equal, find the value of n.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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#2497 2014-04-21 21:23:11
- bobbym
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Re: Oral puzzles
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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#2498 2014-04-22 17:41:24
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution #1743 is perfect. Excellent!
#1744. The fifth term of a Gometric Progression is 1875. If the first term is 3, find the common ratio.
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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#2499 2014-04-22 20:09:17
- bobbym
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Re: Oral puzzles
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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#2500 2014-04-23 17:09:55
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution #1744 is perfect. Good work!
#1745. The sum of three terms of a Geometric Progression is
and their product is 1. Find the common ratio and the 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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