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#1 2009-03-29 21:18:49
- Innsmouth
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6 digit Number
6 Digit Number
We have a six digit number with no repeating digits. To find this number the following predictions are made.
123456, 234567, 345678, 456789, 567012, 654321, 765432, 876543, 987654
In each prediction only one digit is placed correctly. Find the number.
a different hard problem again! enjoy it..
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#2 2009-03-30 16:03:26
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: 6 digit 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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#3 2009-03-31 01:34:51
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Re: 6 digit Number
can you mention about how you found that? cause i found that number too by trying many different possibilities.. there must be an algorithm.. but i'm not sure yet..
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#4 2009-03-31 05:26:43
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: 6 digit 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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