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#351 2011-03-23 01:27:55
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Hi bobbym,
I couldn't solve this without a computer.
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#352 2011-03-23 11:32:19
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Hi gAr;
That is okay. I remember you asked me about a similar problem. I think it was mississippi. When I came across this one I stumbled on a solution of sorts. I figured you would like to work on it first so I posted here as a question.
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#353 2011-03-23 13:47:55
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Hi bobbym,
Thanks for the solution. I couldn't find all the the possibilities and was stuck.
I was thinking whether there's a formula for any number of letters and repetitions.
The question I asked was: http://www.mathisfunforum.com/viewtopic.php?id=14910
"Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense" - Buddha?
"Data! Data! Data!" he cried impatiently. "I can't make bricks without clay."
#354 2011-03-23 15:16:27
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Hi gAr;
I am checking a recurrence right now.
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Probability is the most important concept in modern science, especially as nobody has the slightest notion what it means.
90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.
#355 2011-03-23 15:35:10
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Hi bobbym,
Ok.
All the best with that.
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"Data! Data! Data!" he cried impatiently. "I can't make bricks without clay."
#356 2011-03-23 15:52:24
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Hi gAr;
This is the post where you asked me a similar question:
http://www.mathisfunforum.com/viewtopic … 97#p166997
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In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
Probability is the most important concept in modern science, especially as nobody has the slightest notion what it means.
90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.
#357 2011-03-23 16:26:07
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Ah, Ok. I forgot about it! Your memory is good.
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"Data! Data! Data!" he cried impatiently. "I can't make bricks without clay."
#358 2011-03-23 16:30:33
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I just remembered that I could not do it either. It has been bothering me since then. I found it in the Tucker book and he did not solve it twice because it was even and then he moved it in later editions.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
Probability is the most important concept in modern science, especially as nobody has the slightest notion what it means.
90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.
#359 2011-03-23 16:43:40
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Oh, I see.
Is this related to pattern avoidance problem?
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"Data! Data! Data!" he cried impatiently. "I can't make bricks without clay."
#360 2011-03-23 16:51:15
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Hi gAr;
I do not know but I am thinking about relating it to a lattice structure. Here is the recursion I am working on. A guy named Makar gave it to me after he saw my answer.
f(p,q,r) = f(p,q-1,r-1) + f(p-1,q,r-1) + f(p-1,q-1,r) + 2 f(p-1,q-1,r-1)
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
Probability is the most important concept in modern science, especially as nobody has the slightest notion what it means.
90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.
#361 2011-03-23 17:04:12
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Hi bobbym,
Ok.
What are p,q,r? The three letters?
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#362 2011-03-23 17:06:55
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Hi gAr;
The number of each letter. For instance f(2,3,4) is a,a, b,b,b, c,c,c,c.
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Probability is the most important concept in modern science, especially as nobody has the slightest notion what it means.
90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.
#363 2011-03-23 17:33:52
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Okay, I'll check.
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"Data! Data! Data!" he cried impatiently. "I can't make bricks without clay."
#364 2011-03-23 17:53:41
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Works for all values I tried! Do you know how he derived it?
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"Data! Data! Data!" he cried impatiently. "I can't make bricks without clay."
#365 2011-03-23 18:13:02
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Hi gAr;
I have not figured that out yet. I think it is the same type of reasoning as when you do an expectation using the formula.
I am going to take about a half hour break, see you in a bit.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
Probability is the most important concept in modern science, especially as nobody has the slightest notion what it means.
90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.
#366 2011-03-23 18:43:58
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Hi bobbym,
Ok.
"Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense" - Buddha?
"Data! Data! Data!" he cried impatiently. "I can't make bricks without clay."
#367 2011-03-23 18:49:32
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Hi gAr;
What values have you tried it on?
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
Probability is the most important concept in modern science, especially as nobody has the slightest notion what it means.
90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.
#368 2011-03-23 18:58:36
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Hi bobbym,
I tried the following values:
(p,q,r) :
(2,1,1)
(2,2,1)
(2,2,2)
(3,2,2)
(3,3,2)
(3,3,3)
(4,3,3)
(4,4,3)
(4,4,4)
"Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense" - Buddha?
"Data! Data! Data!" he cried impatiently. "I can't make bricks without clay."
#369 2011-03-23 19:00:18
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Hi gAr;
Okay, that looks pretty good then. It appears to be right.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
Probability is the most important concept in modern science, especially as nobody has the slightest notion what it means.
90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.
#370 2011-03-23 19:08:26
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I haven't seen many examples of recursion with more than one parameter. So cannot think about the derivation for this kind!
Okay, I'll be away for few minutes, see you later.
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"Data! Data! Data!" he cried impatiently. "I can't make bricks without clay."
#371 2011-03-23 19:11:34
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Okay. it is harder than with one variable but there is a 2D block walk example that would help explain it.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
Probability is the most important concept in modern science, especially as nobody has the slightest notion what it means.
90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.
#372 2011-03-23 20:02:52
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Hi bobbym,
That's ok.
Thanks for showing the recurrence formula.
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"Data! Data! Data!" he cried impatiently. "I can't make bricks without clay."
#373 2011-03-23 20:38:52
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Hi gAr;
Your welcome. Thanks for checking some values.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
Probability is the most important concept in modern science, especially as nobody has the slightest notion what it means.
90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.
#374 2011-03-23 21:40:31
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Hi;
New Problem!
Can you find any solution of:
with a,b,c,d all positive and different.
A says) Yes, I can and without a computer.
B says) Yes, that is right and I did it too.
C says) Well, well, well, both A and B agreeing and both wrong!
D says) Yes, that is a first. You are right C there are no solutions.
Can you find an answer? Can you find A or B's idea for full credit?
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
Probability is the most important concept in modern science, especially as nobody has the slightest notion what it means.
90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.
#375 2011-03-23 22:31:06
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Hi bobbym,
"Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense" - Buddha?
"Data! Data! Data!" he cried impatiently. "I can't make bricks without clay."