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#276 2009-01-19 03:28:54

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Answer to #159:-
Perfect! xln2.jpg


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#277 2009-01-19 03:36:38

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#168. In the sequence1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, ...... where n consecutive terms have the value of n, what would the

term be?

#169. If

, then what is the value of
?


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#278 2009-01-19 04:04:37

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#279 2009-01-19 16:11:19

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Answers to #168 and #169:-
Your answer to #168 is correct!
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Please check your answer to #169 again. I should tell you that's a bit tricky question wink


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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#280 2009-01-19 16:49:03

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Ganesh why does your count for questions go randomly.
for example:
http://www.mathisfunforum.com/viewtopic … 16#p101916
thats questions till 160 and them a few posts after you jump to 130s.
any reason behind this?

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#281 2009-01-20 03:47:23

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careless25,
Thanks for poiting that out.
Careless mistakes, avoidable ones.
They were certainly not intended to be numbered randomly.
If you have come across any other such mistake, I may please be informed.

I hope that this is the only one or there are only a few such mistakes!
T h a n k s      a g a i n !!!


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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#282 2009-01-20 21:33:09

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#200. Salim invested a total of $10,000 for a period of one year in a bank. He deposited a part of the money under a scheme which paid 6% simple interest per annum which could be withdrawn any time during the year. He invested the remaining money in another scheme that paid 8% simple interest per annum which had to be withdrawn only after completion of one year. If the total interest earned was #640, how much money did he invest at 6% interest per annum?

(Thanks, JaneFairfax! The question number is 200 now.)

Last edited by Jai Ganesh (2009-01-21 03:02:35)


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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#283 2009-01-20 23:17:40

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The question above should be #200.

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#284 2009-01-21 03:05:56

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Answer to #199:
PLEASE try again! You've made a minor mistake, I am sure you'd be able to spot it yourself! But the problem can be solved in a much simple way, which I shall disclose to you after you post the correct answer!


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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#285 2009-01-21 03:18:48

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#286 2009-01-21 03:38:09

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Precisely! That was a careless mistake!
This is an admirable quality in a person, trying to correct the mistake he/she has done!
Good work, JaneFairfax!!!


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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#287 2009-01-21 16:54:48

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ganesh wrote:

careless25,
Thanks for poiting that out.
Careless mistakes, avoidable ones.
They were certainly not intended to be numbered randomly.
If you have come across any other such mistake, I may please be informed.

I hope that this is the only one or there are only a few such mistakes!
T h a n k s      a g a i n !!!

Yes i know the trick, have been tricked and will never again be tricked by that type of question!!
I was just curios about it, i thought it might have meant something to you.dunno

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#288 2009-01-21 17:11:00

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careless25,
Thanks again, it certainly did.


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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#289 2009-01-21 17:19:26

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Nice trick once again, never seen that 1 before.
Took me a second to get it.roflol

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#290 2009-01-22 02:17:06

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#201. A ladder is inclined to a wall making an angle of 30° with it. A man is ascending the ladder at the rate of 2 meters/second. How fast is he approaching the wall?


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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#291 2009-01-22 03:33:29

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#292 2009-01-22 03:37:15

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Answer to #201:
Correct, JaneFairfax!
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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.

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#293 2009-01-22 03:43:46

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#202.
(a) The sum of two numbers is 28/25 of the first number. The second number is what percentaghe of the first number?

(b) The sum of a number and its reciprocal is one-eighth of 34. What is the product of the number and its square root?

#203. What is 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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#294 2009-01-22 05:13:27

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#295 2009-01-22 19:33:39

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Answer to #202 (a):
crt4.jpg


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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#296 2009-01-23 00:40:59

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#204. What is the sum of the following series?

.

#205. What is the remainder obtained when

?

#206. If n is any positve integer, then what is the greatest number

is divisible by for any value of n?


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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#297 2009-01-23 01:10:53

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#298 2009-01-23 04:43:55

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Answers to #204, #205, and #206:

All correct, JaneFairfax!!!

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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.

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#299 2009-01-23 19:28:56

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#207. Consider the sets


where n=1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, ....96. How many of these sets contain 6 or any integral multiple of 6 (i.e. 6, 12, 18, ..etc.)?

#208. How many common roots exist between the two equations

?

#209. Express N in terms of M or M in terms of N if

.

#210. What is the remainder in the operation

?


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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#300 2009-01-23 23:48:56

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