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#426 2010-12-02 00:42:31
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution to 846 is correct. Good work!
#847. What is the square root of
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#427 2010-12-02 05:55:48
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi ganesh,
I come from a civilization which has given the world the number 0..
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#428 2010-12-02 08:41:34
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi ganesh;
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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#429 2010-12-03 03:31:10
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Hi ganesh,
I come from a civilization which has given the world the number 0..
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#430 2010-12-04 00:50:14
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym and Howardroark,
The solutions to 846 and 847 are correct. Good work!
#848. What is the Greatest Common Divisor 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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#431 2010-12-04 00:57:26
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi ganesh,
I come from a civilization which has given the world the number 0..
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#432 2010-12-04 01:02:38
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi ganesh;
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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#433 2010-12-04 01:52:19
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi Howardroark and bobbym,
The solution I get
#849. Give the nature of roots of 2x[sup]2[/sup] + 5x + 5 = 0.
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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#434 2010-12-04 09:56:48
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi ganesh;
If you expand your #848 you will see we have the same answer.
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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#435 2010-12-04 14:49:14
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Hi ganesh,
#848 :I did a mistake..i didn't solve it completely..Thanks for d answer..
I come from a civilization which has given the world the number 0..
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#436 2010-12-04 14:53:29
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi ganesh,
I come from a civilization which has given the world the number 0..
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#437 2010-12-05 00:54:05
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym and Howardroark,
The solution to 849 is correct. Well done!
bobbym, thanks for a simplified solution to 848.
#850. If
and are the roots of the equation x[sup]2[/sup] + 2x + 8 = 0,then 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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#438 2010-12-05 01:04:19
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi ganesh;
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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#439 2010-12-05 05:23:17
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi ganesh,
I come from a civilization which has given the world the number 0..
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#440 2010-12-06 00:21:07
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym and Howardroark,
The solution to 850 is correct. Neat job!
#851. What is the point where the altitudes of a triangle meet?
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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#441 2010-12-06 03:35:05
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi ganesh,
I come from a civilization which has given the world the number 0..
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#442 2010-12-06 07:02:59
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi ganesh;
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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#443 2010-12-07 01:04:09
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi Howardroark and bobbym,
The solution to 851 is correct. Good work!
#852. If the product of two monomials is 72x[sup]5[/sup] and their Greatest Common Divisor is 6x[sup]2[/sup], then what is their Least Common Multilple?
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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#444 2010-12-07 09:06:32
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi ganesh;
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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#445 2010-12-07 15:00:41
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi ganesh,
I come from a civilization which has given the world the number 0..
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#446 2010-12-08 01:57:32
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym and Howardroark,
The solution to 852 is correct. Good work!
#853. What is the Least Common Multiple of (x + 1)[sup]2[/sup](x - 3) and (x[sup]2[/sup] - 9)(x + 1)?
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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#447 2010-12-08 07:29:28
- bobbym
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi ganesh;
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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#448 2010-12-09 01:09:18
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution to 853 is correct. Well done!
#854. If x - 1 is a factor of 3x[sup]2[/sup] - 2x - p, then what is the value of p?
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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#449 2010-12-09 07:43:16
- bobbym
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi ganesh;
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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#450 2010-12-10 01:04:51
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Oral puzzles
Hi bobbym,
The solution to 854 is correct. Good work!
#855. What is the Greatest Common Divisor of 4(x - 1)[sup]2[/sup](x + 2) and 6(x - 1)(x - 2)?
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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