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mathaholic

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Re: Oral puzzles

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Jai Ganesh

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Re: Oral puzzles

Hi mathaholic,

The solution #2400 is correct! Excellent, mathaholic!

#2401. The difference of two natural numbers is 3 and the difference of their reciprocals is

. Find the numbers.

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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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bobbym

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Re: Oral puzzles

Hi;

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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.

mathaholic

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Re: Oral puzzles

Thank you, ganesh.

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Jai Ganesh

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Re: Oral puzzles

Hi bobbym and mathaholic,

The solution #2401 is correct. Good work!

#2402. Solve :

.

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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.

bobbym

bumpkin

From: Bumpkinland

Registered: 2009-04-12

Posts: 109,606

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.

Jai Ganesh

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Registered: 2005-06-28

Posts: 48,422

Re: Oral puzzles

Hi bobbym,

Inconvenience regretted, bobbym!

#2403. If the points A (-1,-4), B (b,c), and C (5,-1) are collinear and 2b + c = 4, find the values of 'b' and 'c'.

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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.

bobbym

bumpkin

From: Bumpkinland

Registered: 2009-04-12

Posts: 109,606

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.

Jai Ganesh

Administrator

Registered: 2005-06-28

Posts: 48,422

Re: Oral puzzles

Hi bobbym,

The solution #2408 (both parts) is correct! Marvelous!

#2404. The sum of the 5th term and the 9th term of an Arithmetic Progression is 30. If ts 25th term is three times is 8th term, find the first four terms of the Arithmeti Progression.

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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.

bobbym

bumpkin

From: Bumpkinland

Registered: 2009-04-12

Posts: 109,606

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.

Jai Ganesh

Administrator

Registered: 2005-06-28

Posts: 48,422

Re: Oral puzzles

Hi bobbym,

The solution #2404 is correct! Excellent!

#2405. Solve :

.

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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.

bobbym

bumpkin

From: Bumpkinland

Registered: 2009-04-12

Posts: 109,606

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.

Jai Ganesh

Administrator

Registered: 2005-06-28

Posts: 48,422

Re: Oral puzzles

Hi bobbym,

The solutions of #2405 are correct! Impeccable!

#2406. The difference of two natural numbers is 5 and the difference of their reciprocals is

. Find the numbers.

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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.

bobbym

bumpkin

From: Bumpkinland

Registered: 2009-04-12

Posts: 109,606

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.

Jai Ganesh

Administrator

Registered: 2005-06-28

Posts: 48,422

Re: Oral puzzles

Hi bobbym,

The solution

Excellent, bobbym!

#2407. Solve :

.

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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.

bobbym

bumpkin

From: Bumpkinland

Registered: 2009-04-12

Posts: 109,606

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.

Jai Ganesh

Administrator

Registered: 2005-06-28

Posts: 48,422

Re: Oral puzzles

Hi bobbym,

The two solutions of #2407 are correct! Excellent!

#2408. If the points A (-2,1), B (a,b), and C (4,-1) are collinear and (a - b) = 1, find the values of 'a' and 'b'.

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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.

bobbym

bumpkin

From: Bumpkinland

Registered: 2009-04-12

Posts: 109,606

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.

Jai Ganesh

Administrator

Registered: 2005-06-28

Posts: 48,422

Re: Oral puzzles

Hi bobbym,

The solution #2408 is correct! Neat work!

#2409. The difference of two natural numbers is 5 and the difference of their reciprocals is

. Find the numbers.

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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.

bobbym

bumpkin

From: Bumpkinland

Registered: 2009-04-12

Posts: 109,606

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.

Jai Ganesh

Administrator

Registered: 2005-06-28

Posts: 48,422

Re: Oral puzzles

Hi bobbym,

The solution #2409 is perfect! Marvelous!

#2410. If the points A (x,2), B (-3,-4), and C (7,-5) are collinear, find the value of 'x'.

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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.

bobbym

bumpkin

From: Bumpkinland

Registered: 2009-04-12

Posts: 109,606

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.

Jai Ganesh

Administrator

Registered: 2005-06-28

Posts: 48,422

Re: Oral puzzles

Hi bobbym,

The solution #2410 is correct! Neat work!

#2411. Cards numbered from 11 to 60 are kept in a box. A card is drawn at random from the box, find the probability that the number on the drawn card is :
(i) an odd number
(ii) a perfect square number
(iii) divisible by 5
(iv) a prime number less than 20.

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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.

bobbym

bumpkin

From: Bumpkinland

Registered: 2009-04-12

Posts: 109,606

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.

Jai Ganesh

Administrator

Registered: 2005-06-28

Posts: 48,422

Re: Oral puzzles

Hi bobbym,

The solution #2411 (all four parts) is correct! Neat work!

#2412. The largest possible sphere is carved out of a wooden solid cube of side 7 centimeters. Find the volume of the wood left (in cubic centimeters).

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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.