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#1 2013-01-08 11:21:18
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In how many ways can we distribute 13 pieces of identical candy to 5 kids, if the two youngest kids are twins and insist on receiving an equal number of pieces?
I see you have graph paper.
You must be plotting something
#2 2013-01-08 11:39:37
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I would say 308.
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#3 2013-01-08 11:48:58
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Hi;
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.
#4 2013-01-08 11:55:28
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From bobbym's Diophantine equation in the post above we can form the GF:
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#5 2013-01-08 11:56:48
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Hmmm, but do ye have the diophantine equation?
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.
#6 2013-01-08 11:58:32
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Hi bobbym
I was still editing when you posted. See the post again.
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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
#7 2013-01-08 12:00:48
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So where is the diophantine equation?
Oh sorry, you peeked and I did not see.
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.
#8 2013-01-08 12:04:20
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I am refering to your diophantine in the post just above.
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#9 2013-01-08 12:10:48
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Yes, I see that.
How about the recurrence:
with a(0)=1,a(1)=3
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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.
#10 2013-01-08 23:49:42
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I think that I can even get a closed form for the terms...
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#11 2013-01-09 03:18:43
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Hi;
That may be a little bit more difficult than it appears for the same reason why that recurrence is false!
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.
#12 2013-01-09 03:51:22
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Got it!
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#13 2013-01-09 03:56:23
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Hi;
You did not read post #11, that is not quite correct.
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.
#14 2013-01-09 03:59:44
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I did read it, but I do not see what is wrong...
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#15 2013-01-09 04:03:40
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Supposing I asked you to use that formula for 50 pieces of candy would you get the right answer?
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.
#16 2013-01-09 04:07:18
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I am getting 12051.
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
#17 2013-01-09 04:11:56
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Yes, that is correct.
I meant coming up with an analytical form for the coeffs of the expansion of the polynomial in post #3. But I guess that is not really that important.
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.
#18 2013-01-09 04:14:29
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So my formula in post #9 is correct?
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
#19 2013-01-09 04:21:51
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Yes, I believe it is. I got,
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.
#20 2013-01-09 04:42:17
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I think the two are same... I just put mine in the form above because of the common expression 1+(-1)^n. It is noce to know that that part is 0 when n is odd.
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
#21 2013-01-09 04:43:48
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Hi;
I know how I got mine, may I ask how you got yours?
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.
#22 2013-01-09 04:45:54
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Partial fractions, then expanding.
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
#23 2013-01-09 04:55:59
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Did them by maxima?
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.
#24 2013-01-09 05:42:42
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Partial fractions in Maxima and expanding by hand.
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
#25 2013-01-09 05:53:39
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Okay, somehow though I do not think these answers are what the OP will require.
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.