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#3676 2015-05-20 00:37:54
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
#2328. Find the Greatest Common Divisor of
and .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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#3677 2015-05-20 05:12:27
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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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#3678 2015-05-20 17:22:31
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution #2328 is correct. Neat work!
#2329. 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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#3679 2015-05-20 19:15:55
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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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#3680 2015-05-20 21:44:26
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution #2329 is correct. Good work!
#2330. Solve :
.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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#3681 2015-05-20 21:51:42
- 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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#3682 2015-05-21 16:59:49
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution #2330 is correct. Brilliant!
#2331. Solve :
.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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#3683 2015-05-21 19:28:36
- 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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#3684 2015-05-22 00:19:15
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution #2331 is correct. Ingenious!
#2332. Determine the nature of the roots of the equation
.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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#3685 2015-05-22 00:23:27
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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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#3686 2015-05-22 17:38:25
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution #2332 is correct. Neat work!
#2333. Determine the nature of the roots of the equation:
.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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#3687 2015-05-22 18:39:05
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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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#3688 2015-05-22 23:51:21
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution #2333 is correct. Spectacular!
#2334. Determine the nature of the roots of the equation:
.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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#3689 2015-05-23 00:00:44
- 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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#3690 2015-05-23 16:22:25
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution #2334 is correct. Neat work!
#2335. Form a quadratic equation whose roots are
.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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#3691 2015-05-23 17:55:42
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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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#3692 2015-05-23 23:12:20
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution is perfect. Marvelous!
#2336. Form a quadratic equation whose roots are
.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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#3693 2015-05-27 18:01:54
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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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#3694 2015-05-28 01:23:03
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution #2336 is correct. Excellent!
#2337. A two-digit number is seven times the sum of its digits. The number formed by reversing the digits is 18 less than the given number. Find the given number.
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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#3695 2015-05-28 03:30:48
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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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#3696 2015-05-28 18:20:24
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution #2337 is correct. Neat work!
#2338. The slope of the line joining the points (3,-2) and (-1,a) is
. Then, find the value of 'a'.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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#3697 2015-05-28 23:06:19
- 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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#3698 2015-05-29 01:02:16
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution #2338 is correct. Neat work!
#2339. Find the slope of the straight line which is perpendicular to the straight line joining the points (-2,6) and (4,8).
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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#3699 2015-05-30 00:06:02
- 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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#3700 2015-05-30 17:21:03
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution #2339 is correct. Well done!
#2340. The center f a circle is (-6,4). If one end of the diameter of the circle is at (-12,8), then find the other end.
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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