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10003
I found link www.akeruepublicationsllc.com below in Amazon.com regarding the book Fermat's Last Theorem for Amateurs by Paulo Ribenboim "This chapter is...
cino hilliard
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Apr 3, 2005
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10004
... Perhaps, but some cases of FLT are not difficult, e.g., Kummer's proof of FLT for "regular" primes: http://planetmath.org/encyclopedia/RegularPrime.html ...
adh_math
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10005
... I think you all know what's about to happen!...
jeshields_98
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10006
... href=http://www.angelfire.com/pq/cttn/theorem.html target=new>http://www.angelfire.com/pq/cttn/theorem.html</a> WE ARE HANDS...
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10007
... A dt`runk man asked hios unckle one time, "Dad, when I was 8, I asked god over djin to send me a sign that would relieve me ov this pian" "If you actually...
silent_13ob
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11:04 pm
10008
Hi. I don't know if I have ever posted before, but I need some help with one of my math questions. Math is my favorite subject but I don't know how to do this...
figure_skater123
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Apr 4, 2005
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10009
Equation 1 is easy to solve. Divide both sides by 3 and get X=-4 Next substitute -4 for X in equations 2 and 3 (2) 1= -4 +Y = 2z Maybe we should have done...
brianejensen
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Apr 4, 2005
4:35 pm
10010
... help ... you ... Divided (1) by 3: X = -4 (4) Substitute (4) into (2) 1 = -4+Y = 2Z (5) This immediately yields Y = 5 and Z = 1/2 Check for...
slim_the_dude
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Apr 4, 2005
5:00 pm
10011
I think equation (2) is a typo. In equation (1) divide both sides by 3. This gives X = -4. Substitute X = -4 into equation (3). Now we have -8 -Y = -9. Add 8...
cooperpuzzles
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Apr 4, 2005
5:09 pm
10012
Hi, can anyone help me refresh with the theory on the present value computation? I need a manual approach (although i think a scientific calculator can readily...
flik120600
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Apr 6, 2005
10:39 am
10013
... Is it I, Lord?...
clooneman
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Apr 6, 2005
12:56 pm
10014
You mean if the value of P1 increases at the rate of 7% per year over thirty years? Well, every year the value is increased by afactor of 1.08, so after thirty...
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Apr 6, 2005
12:57 pm
10015
... I'm assuming that n=30 means there are 30 payments involved. I'll also assume that they're annual payments (8% being the annual rate), and that they...
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Apr 6, 2005
2:12 pm
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I don't recall hearing of the present value formula so I did a google search. There is one parameter which you are leaving out, the future value, call it F. In...
cooperpuzzles
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Apr 6, 2005
10:38 pm
10017
The answer is .09938. I would like to figure how was it computed manually. And right, P1 refers to the amount of 1 in peso denomination. Thanks everyone, for...
Emily Mauricio
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Apr 7, 2005
12:53 am
10018
Hi John, actually, i wonder how the answer .09938 was arrived at also i would like to see how it was solved manually. Thanks! Emily cooperpuzzles...
Emily Mauricio
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Apr 7, 2005
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10019
... Lets look at it in a Baconian and then Fermatian way. We know that a certain initial amount of money A_0 will be increased to a future amount A_1 if we...
cino hilliard
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Apr 7, 2005
5:30 am
10020
Hi Emily, If the answer is .09938, then the question is: "How much must one invest at 8% (per year) for 30 years in order to have 1 at the end of that time?" ...
cooperpuzzles
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Apr 7, 2005
10:05 am
10021
Thank you so much, Cino. Got it. ... Lets look at it in a Baconian and then Fermatian way. We know that a certain initial amount of money A_0 will be increased...
Emily Mauricio
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Apr 7, 2005
12:49 pm
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Thank you so much, John. Got it. cooperpuzzles <cooperpuzzles@...> wrote: Hi Emily, If the answer is .09938, then the question is: "How much must one ...
Emily Mauricio
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Apr 7, 2005
12:50 pm
10023
Got it manually by putting 1.08 into M+ (calculator memory). Then put 1 to be divided by the figure i stored in memory. Operation: 1/1.08. Continued /...
flik120600
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Apr 7, 2005
1:02 pm
10024
I suppose to compute it manually, multiply P1 by 1.08 thirty times...? ... Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com...
Clooneman ²°°°
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Apr 7, 2005
5:33 pm
10025
Nope, not multiply, divide. Clooneman ²°°° <clooneman@...> wrote:I suppose to compute it manually, multiply P1 by 1.08 thirty times...? ... Send...
Emily Mauricio
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Apr 8, 2005
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On some calculators you can do it with even fewer button pushes. On my calculator I can get the answer without using memory. I press '1' and then '=' and then...
cooperpuzzles
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Apr 8, 2005
9:49 am
10027
Hey, guys thanks for the help. Figure_skater123 ... help ... you...
figure_skater123
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Apr 8, 2005
3:58 pm
10028
Jean will be X years old in the year X^2. How old is she today? How many possible answers are there? John...
cooperpuzzles
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Apr 9, 2005
5:43 pm
10029
... If X is a positive integer, and Jean is not in suspended annimation, X=45 and Jean is 20 now. This is likely the only answer since X=46 => Jean would be...
cino hilliard
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Apr 9, 2005
9:25 pm
10030
Those are surprisingly elegant numbers for the expectations; one involves pi, the other e. I didn't realize it when I first stumbled upon this problem, but it...
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Apr 10, 2005
4:09 am
10031
... annimation, X=45 ... I think you want her to be 45 in 20 years time so she must currently be 25 yrs old [which interestingly is the square of the current...
Peter Otzen
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Apr 10, 2005
4:13 am
10032
... Yes. I was subtracting years 2025-2005 to get 20. Not too smart. :-) That makes my logic for 46^2 wrong too. Thanks....
cino hilliard
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