Thread: A little maths problem for you

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    I'm guessing that X2Y means (X^2) * Y
    Originally posted by Unregistered

    x = (9 - (41)^0.5) / 2, y = (9 + (41)^0.5) / 2
    OR
    x = (9 + (41)^0.5) / 2, y = (9 - (41)^0.5) / 2

    so x^2 + y^2 = 61
    Not sure where you get the first two lines of that... oh, 2 equations, 2 unknowns...

    also like this:

    xy = 10
    x^2 y + xy^2 + x + y = 99

    10x + 10y + x + y = 99
    11x + 11y = 99
    x + y = 9
    (x + y)^2 = 81
    x^2 + 2xy + y^2 = 81
    x^2 + y^2 + 2(10) = 81
    x^2 + y^2 = 61
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    correct answer.

    "There are 10 kinds of people in this world. Those who understand binary, and those who don't."
    and a very amusing quote indeed!
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    I find binary much easier than octal and hex for example.

    Btw, is there any manipulator in C++ for binary?
    Example:

    Code:
    cout << hex << 16;

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    Nope. You will have to write one yourself.

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    Cool

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    X > Y
    Z + Q = X + Y
    Z + X < Q + Y

    Rank X,Y,Z,Q from highest to lowest

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    Q, X, Y, Z

    X > Y
    Z + X < Q + Y

    From the above 2 lives it should be obvious that:
    Q > Z, because we add the bigger (X) to Z ans it' still smaller then the sum of smaller (Y) and Q

    so,
    X > Y
    Q > Z

    Z + X < Q + Y
    -Z - Q = -X - Y

    X - Q < Q - X
    2X < 2Q
    X < Q

    so Q > X > Y and Q > Z >> Q is biggest

    ...but: Z + Q = X + Y
    since Q is biggest and X > Q, Y must be bigger then Z...
    So Z is smallest form Q > X > Y and Z < Y

    biggest to smallest: Q, X, Y, Z

    is it a coinsidence that they are in alphabetical order?
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    ok. here is another one:
    Code:
    Let K be a constant, and the following a polynomial equation in x:
    
    x4 + Kx3 + 11x2 + 7x -12 = 0
    
    What is the sum of the reciprocals of the roots of this equation?
    and you better provide an explanation...
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    no one wants to try?
    is it too hard?
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    7/12

    greetinx,
    alex

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    I've got one for you. It's more of a brain teaser than a math problem but my math teacher gave it to me. All you have to do is give the next three lines in this series of numbers:

    1
    11
    21
    1211
    ...
    ...
    ...

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    1
    11
    21
    1211
    111221
    312211
    13112221



    I won't explain the answer cuz I want others to figure it out too.

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    Wow, that was really fast. I thought it would take longer.

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    13112221
    [cont...]
    1113213211
    31131211131221
    13211311123113112211
    and so on
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    I can figure the first two rows out, they go like:

    1
    11
    21
    12
    11
    31
    13
    11
    11
    41
    14
    .
    .
    .
    .
    .
    right?

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