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#201 2012-05-03 08:40:53
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Wow,they totally missed it!
The limit operator is just an excuse for doing something you know you can't.
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#202 2012-05-03 08:42:33
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Missed what?
I will post another problem in here.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.
I am willing to wager that over 75% of the new words that appeared were nothing more than spelling errors that caught on.
#203 2012-05-03 08:43:40
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They missed your post.
I am looking forward to the problem.
The limit operator is just an excuse for doing something you know you can't.
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“A secret's worth depends on the people from whom it must be kept.” ― Carlos Ruiz Zafón
#204 2012-05-04 00:38:40
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When can I expect the problem?
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#205 2012-05-04 02:42:44
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A game is played. You roll a red die and then roll as many green die as the number on the red die. What is the probability of the sum of the green die equalling 17?
Is this a generating function problem?
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.
I am willing to wager that over 75% of the new words that appeared were nothing more than spelling errors that caught on.
#206 2012-05-04 02:44:35
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My first guess would be a no,but I will have to look at it a little.
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“A secret's worth depends on the people from whom it must be kept.” ― Carlos Ruiz Zafón
#207 2012-05-04 03:19:01
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Maybe the coeff of x**17 in ((x+x**2+x**3+x**4+x**5+x**6)+ (x+x**2+x**3+x**4+x**5+x**6)**2+(x+x**2+x**3+x**4+x**5+x**6)**3+ (x+x**2+x**3+x**4+x**5+x**6)**4+(x+x**2+x**3+x**4+x**5+x**6)**5+ (x+x**2+x**3+x**4+x**5+x**6)**6)/6?
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The limit operator is just an excuse for doing something you know you can't.
“It's the subject that nobody knows anything about that we can all talk about!” ― Richard Feynman
“A secret's worth depends on the people from whom it must be kept.” ― Carlos Ruiz Zafón
#208 2012-05-04 03:26:29
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That is almost correct except there is an error. Do you see it?
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.
I am willing to wager that over 75% of the new words that appeared were nothing more than spelling errors that caught on.
#209 2012-05-04 03:30:17
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Oh,yeah,I wasn't really sure about that division by six. Thinking about it again it seems logical not to include it.
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The limit operator is just an excuse for doing something you know you can't.
“It's the subject that nobody knows anything about that we can all talk about!” ― Richard Feynman
“A secret's worth depends on the people from whom it must be kept.” ― Carlos Ruiz Zafón
#210 2012-05-04 03:32:29
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Without that 6 down there we would have a combinatorics problem but this is a probability problem.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.
I am willing to wager that over 75% of the new words that appeared were nothing more than spelling errors that caught on.
#211 2012-05-04 03:33:42
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Well,I need to divide by what we get when we sub x=1.
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The limit operator is just an excuse for doing something you know you can't.
“It's the subject that nobody knows anything about that we can all talk about!” ― Richard Feynman
“A secret's worth depends on the people from whom it must be kept.” ― Carlos Ruiz Zafón
#212 2012-05-04 03:36:18
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But as it stands with or without that 6 the answer is not correct.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.
I am willing to wager that over 75% of the new words that appeared were nothing more than spelling errors that caught on.
#213 2012-05-04 03:37:18
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Is the GF okay?
The limit operator is just an excuse for doing something you know you can't.
“It's the subject that nobody knows anything about that we can all talk about!” ― Richard Feynman
“A secret's worth depends on the people from whom it must be kept.” ― Carlos Ruiz Zafón
#214 2012-05-04 03:38:28
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We have not even established the need for one but that one is not right.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.
I am willing to wager that over 75% of the new words that appeared were nothing more than spelling errors that caught on.
#215 2012-05-04 03:40:05
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Why is it not correct?
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#216 2012-05-04 03:42:14
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It needs some work done on it.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.
I am willing to wager that over 75% of the new words that appeared were nothing more than spelling errors that caught on.
#217 2012-05-04 03:43:46
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Anything besides mulirplying by a constant?
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“A secret's worth depends on the people from whom it must be kept.” ― Carlos Ruiz Zafón
#218 2012-05-04 03:45:16
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I would think that multiplying by any constant would not fix it. But that is another question.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.
I am willing to wager that over 75% of the new words that appeared were nothing more than spelling errors that caught on.
#219 2012-05-04 03:47:41
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Couod you tell me where the problem is?
The limit operator is just an excuse for doing something you know you can't.
“It's the subject that nobody knows anything about that we can all talk about!” ― Richard Feynman
“A secret's worth depends on the people from whom it must be kept.” ― Carlos Ruiz Zafón
#220 2012-05-04 03:48:18
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Do you have access to a CAS right now?
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.
I am willing to wager that over 75% of the new words that appeared were nothing more than spelling errors that caught on.
#221 2012-05-04 03:50:11
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Not right now. Phone. 
Maybe I could try getting on my laptop,but that doesn't seem probable. At least not till 10.
The limit operator is just an excuse for doing something you know you can't.
“It's the subject that nobody knows anything about that we can all talk about!” ― Richard Feynman
“A secret's worth depends on the people from whom it must be kept.” ― Carlos Ruiz Zafón
#222 2012-05-04 04:01:51
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Remember any answer is not any good unless it is arrived at in two different ways. Two different directions, then you have some certainty.
I know of a forum filled with olympiad hopefuls. They try to solve combinatoric problems. They post the wrong answer, why? Because they did not check it to see if it was possibly correct. Computers and combinatorics are married. When you use them together you will be more accurate than those who do not.
I think if you would have expanded that gf you would have seen that it can not be right. We would not be going back and forth right now. In short, we would be going faster.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.
I am willing to wager that over 75% of the new words that appeared were nothing more than spelling errors that caught on.
#223 2012-05-04 04:10:00
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I just had an idea! Should those be EGFs instead of OGFs?
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#224 2012-05-04 04:10:53
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Does order count? Is 5 + 3 + 2 different than 3 + 5 + 2?
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.
I am willing to wager that over 75% of the new words that appeared were nothing more than spelling errors that caught on.
#225 2012-05-04 04:32:55
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Nope. Isn't that why it should be an EGF?
The limit operator is just an excuse for doing something you know you can't.
“It's the subject that nobody knows anything about that we can all talk about!” ― Richard Feynman
“A secret's worth depends on the people from whom it must be kept.” ― Carlos Ruiz Zafón