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#1 2013-01-08 08:09:27

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Scientia’s exercises

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A window cleaner carries a uniform 60-lb ladder 15 ft long, at one end of which a bucket of water weighing 40 lb is hung. At what point must he support the ladder to carry it horizontally? Where is the center of gravity of his load?

(This problem is taken from chapter 4 of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark. tongue)

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#2 2013-01-08 10:27:57

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Writing "pretty" math (two dimensional) is easier to read and grasp than LaTex (one dimensional).
LaTex is like painting on many strips of paper and then stacking them to see what picture they make.

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#3 2013-01-08 11:05:33

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"The good news about computers is that they do what you tell them to do. The bad news is that they do what you tell them to do." - Ted Nelson

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#4 2013-01-08 11:28:46

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Do there exist integers n such that 3[sup]n[/sup]+7[sup]n[/sup] is a perfect square?

Last edited by scientia (2013-01-08 11:29:46)

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#5 2013-01-08 11:57:13

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Hi scientia,


"The good news about computers is that they do what you tell them to do. The bad news is that they do what you tell them to do." - Ted Nelson

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#6 2013-01-08 12:25:52

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Hi scientia


“Here lies the reader who will never open this book. He is forever dead.
“Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.” ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment
The knowledge of some things as a function of age is a delta function.

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#7 2013-01-08 17:09:35

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Re: Scientia’s exercises

Hi;


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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#8 2013-01-08 22:53:40

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anonimnystefy and bobbym:

Perfect! You got it right. up


#3 Rating: Medium

Evaluate:

Last edited by scientia (2013-01-08 23:07:47)

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#9 2013-01-08 23:20:48

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Hi scientia


“Here lies the reader who will never open this book. He is forever dead.
“Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.” ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment
The knowledge of some things as a function of age is a delta function.

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#10 2013-01-09 03:01:07

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#11 2013-01-09 03:01:48

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Hi scientia


“Here lies the reader who will never open this book. He is forever dead.
“Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.” ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment
The knowledge of some things as a function of age is a delta function.

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#12 2013-01-09 04:59:01

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Re: Scientia’s exercises

Hi;


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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#13 2013-01-09 06:00:26

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#4. Rating: Difficult

x and y are real numbers satisfying

Find the maximum and minimum values of

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#14 2013-01-09 06:36:38

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Re: Scientia’s exercises

Hi scientia;


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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#15 2013-01-09 07:16:06

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#16 2013-01-09 07:50:37

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Re: Scientia’s exercises

Hi;


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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#17 2013-01-10 23:48:26

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Let A and B be finite sets with m and n elements respectively, and suppose ƒ:AB is a mapping. If ƒ is injective (one-to-one), show that mn.

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#18 2013-01-13 23:58:57

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Let A and B be finite sets with m and n elements respectively, and suppose ƒ:AB is a mapping. If ƒ is surjective (onto), show that mn.

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#19 2013-01-23 02:21:32

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Hi scientia

Last edited by anonimnystefy (2013-01-23 02:22:17)


“Here lies the reader who will never open this book. He is forever dead.
“Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.” ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment
The knowledge of some things as a function of age is a delta function.

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#20 2013-01-24 23:52:16

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I majored in Physics in 1976. Also, I studied mathematics and computer science. I work as a computer programmer. I am from Norway.

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#21 2013-03-09 09:08:10

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