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#26 2014-05-27 21:59:13
Re: Cheeseburgers!
I cannot post without a computer because I do not have a wifi chip on my head.
'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
I'm not crazy, my mother had me tested.
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#27 2014-05-27 22:06:07
- bobbym
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Re: Cheeseburgers!
Missing the point again. Notice the question is not like the other one.
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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#28 2014-05-27 22:14:15
Re: Cheeseburgers!
Yes, the genie could ask me that.
'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
I'm not crazy, my mother had me tested.
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#29 2014-05-27 22:18:11
- bobbym
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Re: Cheeseburgers!
Nothing to do with the genie, the question is different. One is asking you to show that all answers greater than 21 are doable. The other question is asking you to find n.
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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#30 2014-05-27 23:25:47
- ElainaVW
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Re: Cheeseburgers!
What is the solution and what is the method?
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#31 2014-05-27 23:26:26
- bobbym
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Re: Cheeseburgers!
The solution is easy, the method is not.
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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#32 2014-05-27 23:27:34
- ElainaVW
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Re: Cheeseburgers!
A mathematical solution?
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#33 2014-05-27 23:29:03
- bobbym
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Re: Cheeseburgers!
There is no formula known for 3 or more and you should know that.
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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#34 2014-05-27 23:29:43
- ElainaVW
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Re: Cheeseburgers!
Why? 
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#35 2014-05-27 23:30:29
- bobbym
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Re: Cheeseburgers!
Because I have told you many times...
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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#36 2014-05-27 23:45:22
Re: Cheeseburgers!
There is a non-polynomial time algorithm for that.
'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
I'm not crazy, my mother had me tested.
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#37 2014-05-27 23:46:19
- bobbym
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Re: Cheeseburgers!
It is not a formula.
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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#38 2014-05-27 23:48:18
Re: Cheeseburgers!
I know.
'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
I'm not crazy, my mother had me tested.
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#39 2014-05-27 23:51:25
- bobbym
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Re: Cheeseburgers!
Quite confusing why there is a simple closed form for 2 and none known for 3 or more.
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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