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#51 2012-10-21 12:28:50
- bobbym
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Re: Equation
Hi Leroy;
Try this site first:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pell%27s_e … l_equation
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.
#52 2012-10-21 14:17:31
- Leroy
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Re: Equation
I have understood everything quite well,but I don't understand what is the logic for taking the convergents,is there any rule for which convergent will be the solution?
#53 2012-10-21 15:13:38
- bobbym
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Re: Equation
There is a theorem that says that. This is not something I just cooked up, I wished I had.
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.
#55 2012-10-21 17:25:54
- bobbym
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Re: Equation
No, there is a method to find the convergents.
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.