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cooljackiec

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Re: bases

Hmm 32/127 is what i found too

Also, anonimistefy, I got the 1st question. It was 30, not 32.

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anonimnystefy

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Re: bases

Hm, how did you do it? Because I sure am getting 32 (the number is g0g0).

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cooljackiec

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Re: bases

Given a rational number, write it as a fraction in lowest terms and calculate the product of the resulting numerator and denominator. For how many rational numbers between 0 and 1 will 20! be the resulting product?

We have fraction m/n. I wrote the prime factorization of 20!, but I can't seem to find the largest possible value of m. Once I get the largest value of m, then I can just count the number of divisiors of m, but what do I do to get m.

Also:
Find the sum of all positive rational numbers that are less than 10 and that have denominator 30 when written in lowest terms.

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anonimnystefy

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Re: bases

Hi

I'm getting 128 for the first one.

Also, look at post #52.

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bobbym

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Re: bases

That code seems to be slightly incomplete,

I will have you know that I am one of those rare people that can take anything apart and reassemble it using fewer parts. Minimalistic code is the hallmark of genius.

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anonimnystefy

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Re: bases

That is all okay, but if things were a bit different, it could have missed a solution.

Last edited by anonimnystefy (2014-06-21 00:31:40)

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Re: bases

Why do you think that? The FindInstance command often looks like that. Small but powerful.

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anonimnystefy

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Re: bases

Because it would miss the ones that do not begin with 0.251...

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Re: bases

Hmmm, is that not the point?

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anonimnystefy

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Re: bases

No, because you want stuff like 0.07251, 0.0251 and such.

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Re: bases

Hi;

Yes I see that now. I did not take that into consideration. If I got the right answer then today must be my lucky day.

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anonimnystefy

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Re: bases

I think you did get the right answer. Good work!

What do you think about the first question from post #53.

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Re: bases

I think it is rather easy to get the answer.

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anonimnystefy

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Re: bases

Are you getting what I got?

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Re: bases

What are you getting (PM me)?

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anonimnystefy

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Re: bases

I already posted my answer in post #54.

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Re: bases

Oh, I am sorry. That is the answer given.

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anonimnystefy

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Re: bases

Hm?

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bumpkin

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Re: bases

So, I would presume that the probability that we are both wrong is less than 1%. Significantly less.

Why the Hm?

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anonimnystefy

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Re: bases

I did not understand what you meant. You got the same answer?

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Re: bases

Yes I did.

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anonimnystefy

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Re: bases

Ah, okay. Post #67 is confusing.

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The knowledge of some things as a function of age is a delta function.

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bumpkin

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Re: bases

Hmmm, do you see why the problem is easy?

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anonimnystefy

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Re: bases

Well, I do not see why it is easy. I just know it was easy for me.

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The knowledge of some things as a function of age is a delta function.

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Re: bases

I just know it was easy for me.

Hmmm.

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If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.