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#4426 2016-01-30 18:46:26
- 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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#4427 2016-01-30 22:24:34
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
Revised: #2710. If one root of the quadratic equation
is 2, find the value of k. Also, find the other root.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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#4428 2016-01-31 04:15:00
- 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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#4429 2016-01-31 20:01:42
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution (both parts) is correct! Good work!
#2711. Solve for x:
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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#4430 2016-02-01 04:03:32
- 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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#4431 2016-02-01 19:01:48
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution #2711 is correct! Brilliant!
#2712. A train travels a distance of 300 km at constant speed. If the speed of the train is increased by 5 km an hour, the journey would have taken 2 hours less. Find the original speed of the train.
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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#4432 2016-02-01 22:29:32
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hello! 
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#4433 2016-02-02 08:17:06
- 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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#4434 2016-02-02 15:47:58
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi Relentless and bobbym,
The solution #2712 is perfect! Excellent, Relentless and bobbym!
#2713. If
, where 4A is an acute angle, 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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#4435 2016-02-02 19:27:03
- 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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#4436 2016-02-03 18:23:39
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
#2714. If
, find the .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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#4437 2016-02-03 20:03:55
- 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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#4438 2016-02-04 18:22:12
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution #2714 is correct! Brilliant!
#2715. If
, find the value 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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#4439 2016-02-05 01:38:17
- 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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#4440 2016-02-05 18:24:05
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution #2715 is correct! Excellent!
#2716. If
, find the value 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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#4441 2016-02-05 20:59:49
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hey,
Last edited by Relentless (2016-02-05 21:13:50)
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#4442 2016-02-05 21:09:23
- 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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#4443 2016-02-05 23:19:40
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi Relentless and bobbym,
The solution #2716 is correct! Excellent!
#2717. If
, find the value 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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#4444 2016-02-06 00:51:43
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Re: Oral puzzles
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#4445 2016-02-06 05:08:47
- 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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#4446 2016-02-06 16:57:26
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi Relentless and bobbym,
The solution #2717 is correct! Excellent!
#2718. A card is drawn at random from a pack of 52 cards. Find the probability that the card drawn is
(i) the seven of clubs
(ii) jack
(iii) the ace of spades
(iv) a queen
(v) a heart
(vi) a red card
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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#4447 2016-02-06 17:57:36
- 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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#4448 2016-02-06 17:58:28
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hey,
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#4449 2016-02-07 16:25:33
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi Relentless and bobbym,
The six solutions in #2718 are correct! Marvelous!
#2719. Find the whole number which when decreased by 20 is equal to 69 times the reciprocal of the 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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#4450 2016-02-07 17:29:08
- bobbym
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- 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.
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