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#4002 Re: Help Me ! » Algebra Help » 2007-03-14 03:29:03

Well, {0} is obviously an equivalence class unto itself.

In the integers modulo 12, there four units, namely 1, 5, 7, 11 (these are the integers that are coprime with 12).

Thus U = {1,5,7,11} (the set of units) is another equivalence class.

To find the other equivalence classes, just “multiply” each of the other nonzero elements with U.

2U = {2,10} = 10U
3U = {3,9} = 9U
4U = {4,8} = 8U
6U = {6}

Hence the equivalence classes are {0}, {1,5,7,11}, {2,10}, {3,9}, {4,8}, {6}.

#4003 Re: Help Me ! » a poor desperate mother needing help again? » 2007-03-13 13:57:49

The equation I found was y = 2x + 6. neutral

y = 2x would pass through the point (−2,−4), not (−4,−2).

#4005 Re: This is Cool » Interesting? » 2007-03-13 06:16:57

The formula I recall is

You can easily prove that

Therefore for n > 1

That’s the formula, right? tongue

#4007 Re: Puzzles and Games » Jane’s puzzles » 2007-03-13 03:36:58

Brilliant! You’ve nailed the answers down to a T! ThumbsUp.gif

#4008 Re: Help Me ! » Standard Deviation » 2007-03-12 21:34:48

Let’s take the numbers 1, 2, 3.

The root mean square is √[(1² + 2² + 3²)∕3] = √(14⁄3) ≈ 2.17.

The mean square root is (√1 + √2 + √3)∕3 ≈ 1.38.

The two are different. wink

#4009 Re: Puzzles and Games » Think different! » 2007-03-12 17:49:32

ganesh wrote:

How would you divide this into exactly two parts with one straight line?

Is it only the areas that have to be equal, or do the shapes have have to be identical as well? If only the areas need to be equal (not the shapes), then this is too easy. You just have to slice off an area of exactly 2.5 from the figure.

One way to do it is to join the points K and L on AB and IF respectively, where BK = HL = 0.25; Then the area of rectangle AKLI is 2×1.25 = 2.5 – exactly half the area of the whole thing.

Or you can join points M and N on EF and JI respectively such that MF = NI = 5⁄6.

On the other hand, if you want the shapes to be identical as well … dunno

#4011 Puzzles and Games » Jane’s puzzles » 2007-03-12 16:15:47

JaneFairfax
Replies: 100

1. Without using any program (computer or otherwise), how quickly can you find the prime factors of the following numbers?
(i) 359 999
(ii) 1 209 991

(Note: You may use a calculator to help you with your arithmetical calculation, but only a simple, pocket calculator. Use any sort of program is not allowed.)

2. Nine drinking cups are placed in a row. They are alternately right-way up and upside down, the two cups at the ends being upside down. The game consists of turning the cups over two at a time, until all the cups are right-way up. But the question is:

Can this be achieved? If not, why not?

3. Explain how it can be true that 11 + 1 = 111.

#4012 Re: Help Me ! » solve this » 2007-03-12 15:14:01

Simultaneous non-linear equations in x and y, I believe.

Here’s a hint: Notice that the second equation is exactly the same as the first with x and y interchanged? Therefore one possibility is x = y. Try putting that into one of the equations and see what happens. wink

#4013 Re: Puzzles and Games » tough one » 2007-03-12 14:56:49

Okay, I’ve been looking at some of these very old threads here … roll

And I’ve seen this puzzle before. Here is the solution:
http://puzzles.nigelcoldwell.co.uk/twentysix.htm

#4014 Re: Help Me ! » Row space » 2007-03-12 13:56:52

When you’ve found a basis for the space, you will have “described” the vectors in the space (since every vector is a linear combination of the basis vectors). smile

#4016 Re: Help Me ! » Natural Number » 2007-03-12 09:24:20

luca-deltodesco wrote:

i thought

denoted rounding the number, [0.3] = 0, [0.8] = 1, [0.5] = 1 etc.

and then:

denotes the floor of the number, 0.3 -> 0, 0.8 -> 0

and then:

denotes the ceiling of the number, 0.3 -> 1, 0.8 -> 1

[x] always rounds down, never up.

Also note that it’s not the same as taking the integer part of x for x < 0: [−0.5] = −1, [−2.3] = −3, etc.

#4017 Re: Help Me ! » Natural Number » 2007-03-12 03:45:02

You can write it as

For each real number x, denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to x. For example: [0.2] = 0, [3.8] = 3, [5] = 5.

The formula above rounds down the value of (b−10a)⁄9 to the last integer before it.

#4018 Re: Help Me ! » Orthogonality proofs » 2007-03-11 17:51:54

Let the two columns be the ith and jth columns, where ij. Then the dot product of the columns is the product of the ith row of A[sup]T[/sup] with the jth column of A. This is the (i,j)th entry of the product A[sup]T[/sup]A = I, the identity matrix. Since  ij. this entry is 0.

The converse is certainly not true. Take A to be the zero matrix, for example.

#4019 Re: Help Me ! » A problem » 2007-03-11 16:30:10

It’s actually ­really simple. Instead of taking an odd prime p, we’ll take any odd number n = 2a+1 > 1.

Now we rewrite the terms in the second half-sum backwards. Note that 2a = n−1, 2a−1 = n−2 … a+1 = na.

Note that for all k = 1, 2 … a

Therefore

for k = 1, 2 … a. This shows that u[sub]n−1[/sub] is divisible by n (so the result is true for all odd integers greater than 1, not just odd primes).

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#4020 Re: Help Me ! » A problem » 2007-03-11 14:56:09

You can’t do it that way – h[sub]p−1[/sub] is not an integer. shame

#4021 Re: Help Me ! » Differential Equation Problem » 2007-03-11 13:17:58

Here’s a very useful site to check out for when you have problems with differential equations:

http://eqworld.ipmnet.ru/en/solutions/ode.htm

#4022 Re: Introductions » Hello » 2007-03-11 08:12:51

Hello and welcome to the site! wave

#4023 Re: Help Me ! » Differential Equation » 2007-03-11 07:18:03

Well, then you’ll have to find a way to integrate xsecx. If you integrate by parts, you’ll have to integrate the integral of secx, which is ln|secx+tanx|. I’m not sure how you do it, really. faint

#4024 Re: Help Me ! » Differential Equation » 2007-03-11 05:42:10

I have a very strong suspicion that you got one of the signs in your equation wrong. Instead of

I’m very sure it should be

with a minus sign for the tanx. Then instead of xsecx you would be integrating xcosx – which is really a piece of cake. The solution to the second equation above satisfying the given initial condition would then be

Frankly I don’t see how you can integrate xsecx without making so much of a mess that the question becomes not worth answering at all. dunno

#4025 Re: Help Me ! » Differential Equation » 2007-03-11 04:41:38

Why not? The solution is

where C is a constant to be determined. You just have to find a way to integrate xsecx – so good luck with that one. tongue

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