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#3726 2015-06-20 17:43:17
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution #2352 is correct. Brilliant!
#2352. Find the sum of all two digit numbers greater than 50 which when divided by 7 leaves remainder 4.
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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#3727 2015-06-21 03:39:38
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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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#3728 2015-06-21 16:25:42
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution #2352 is correct. Marvelous!
#2353. Find the sum of the first 15 multiples of 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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#3729 2015-06-22 03:24:55
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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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#3730 2015-06-22 11:20:33
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Re: Oral puzzles
My answer is 5148.
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#3731 2015-06-22 18:12:19
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym and math9maniac,
#2354. Find the 25th term of the Arithmetic 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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#3732 2015-06-22 19:18:01
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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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#3733 2015-06-22 21:36:16
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution #2354 is perfect. Neat work!
#2355. A ladder 15 meters long leans against a wall making an angle of
with the wall. Find the height of the point where the ladder touches the wall.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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#3734 2015-06-23 09:34:04
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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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#3735 2015-06-23 17:31:14
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
#2356. Find the area of the triangle with vertices A(3,0), B(7,0), and C(8,4).
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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#3736 2015-06-23 18:35:49
- 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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#3737 2015-06-23 19:24:27
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution #2356 is correct. Good work!
#2357. If the centroid of the triangle formed by (7,x), (y,-6), and (9,10) is at (6,3), find (x,y).
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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#3738 2015-06-24 02:29:24
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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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#3739 2015-06-24 17:17:19
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
#2358. Find the distance of the point (-6,8) from the origin.
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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#3740 2015-06-25 09:22:54
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Only a friend tells you your face is dirty.
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#3741 2015-06-25 10:38:53
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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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#3742 2015-06-25 17:56:58
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Re: Oral puzzles
H math9maniac and bobbym,
The solution #2358 is correct. Good work, math9maniac and bobbym!
#2359. Find the values of x for which the distance between the points P (2,-3) and Q (x,5) is 10.
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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#3743 2015-06-25 20:50:11
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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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#3744 2015-06-26 17:14:07
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution #2359 is perfect. Excellent!
#2360. Find a point on the x-axis which is equidistant from the points A (4,6) and B (8,-2).
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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#3745 2015-06-26 19:41:51
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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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#3746 2015-06-27 16:30:16
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
#2361. A line segment is of length 10 units. If its coordinates of its one end are (2,-3) and the abscissa of the other end is 10, find its ordinate.
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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#3747 2015-06-27 18:34:57
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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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#3748 2015-06-28 15:55:15
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution #2361 is correct. Neat work!
#2362. Find the distance between the points (0,5) and (-5,0).
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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#3749 2015-06-29 03:05:04
- 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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#3750 2015-06-29 17:10:41
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution #2362 is perfect. Excellent!
#2363. Find the value of 'a', so that the point (3,a) lie on the line 2x - 3y = 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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