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#2526 2014-04-30 00:02:16
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
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#1756.
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#2527 2014-04-30 00:09:02
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi ganesh;
In post # 2524 you have a = 50. That is why I am getting -2400 for question #1755
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#2528 2014-04-30 01:17:14
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution #1756 is perfect. Neat job!
PS : I hope the working of the Problem #1755 helped you. I regret the clerical error in the problem.
#1757.
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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#2529 2014-04-30 01:29:33
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi;
Yes, your explanation helped alot.
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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#2530 2014-04-30 02:27:19
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
Thanks, bobbym!
The solution #1757 is perfect. Remarkable!
#1758.
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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#2531 2014-04-30 02:41:40
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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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#2532 2014-04-30 10:01:58
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#2533 2014-04-30 16:38:13
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym and ShivamS,
The solution #1758 is correct. Excellent, bobbym!
The solution #1757 is correct. Brilliant, ShivamS!
#1759. Find the square root 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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#2534 2014-05-01 01:33:27
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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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#2535 2014-05-01 04:13:01
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution #1759 is correct. Neat job!
#1760. Find the sum of all 3 digit natural numbers, which are divisible by 9.
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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#2536 2014-05-01 04:44:59
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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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#2537 2014-05-01 07:59:12
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#2538 2014-05-01 16:10:48
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym and ShivamS,
The solution #1760 is correct. Brilliant!
#1761. Find the sum of first 20 terms of the Arithmetic Progression in which 3[sup]rd[/sup] term is 7 and 7[sup]th[/sup] term is 2 more than three times its 3[sup]rd[/sup] term.
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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#2539 2014-05-01 19:25:11
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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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#2540 2014-05-02 15:49:35
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution #1761 is correct. Stupendous!
#1762. Find the sum of all natural numbers between 300 and 500 which are divisible by 11.
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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#2541 2014-05-02 19:49:33
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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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#2542 2014-05-03 17:01:11
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution #1762 is perfect. Excellent!
#1763. Solve : 1 + 6 + 11 + 16 + ..... + x = 148.
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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#2543 2014-05-03 20:19:28
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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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#2544 2014-05-04 17:06:16
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution #1763 is perfect. Excellent!
#1764. Find the sum of all numbers between 100 and 200 which are not divisible by 5.
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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#2545 2014-05-04 21:06:37
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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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#2546 2014-05-04 23:58:40
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution #1764 is perfect. Remarkable!
#1765. Find the least perfect square number divisible by 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8.
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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#2547 2014-05-05 00:32:13
- 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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#2548 2014-05-05 17:29:00
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution #1765 is correct. Good work!
#1766. Find the least number by which 294 must be multiplied to make it a perfect square.
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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#2549 2014-05-05 19:13:38
- 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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#2550 2014-05-06 18:09:51
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution #1766 is correct. Good work!
#1767. How many consecutive terms starting from the first term of the series 3 + 9 + 27 + ....would sum to 1092?
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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