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5344
1. In coordinate system. What¡¯s the area encircled by ©¦x©¦¡Ü2, ©¦y©¦¡Ü2 and ©§©¦x©¦-©¦y©¦ ©§¡Ü1? 2. There is a...
Ma Shuai
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Feb 2, 2003
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5345
I missed a day in class and now I am stuck totally NOT understanding this. Anyone who can shed more light than the book or point me to a website that could-...
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Feb 3, 2003
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5346
A crew can row a certain course up stream in 84 minutes; they can row the same course down stream in 9 minutes less than they could row it in still water: How...
sachin_sawant10
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Feb 3, 2003
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5347
... Suppose the course distance is S, the oarsmen can row at a constant speed Vr in still water and the speed of the stream's current is a constant Vs. The...
prometheus_jr
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Feb 3, 2003
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5348
... Suppose the course distance is S, the oarsmen can row at a constant speed Vr in still water and the speed of the stream's current is a constant Vs. The...
prometheus_jr
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5349
Dunno what it's called, although there is a thing called numerology that deals with this sort of thing, whereby you assign a number to each letter of the...
clooneman
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Feb 3, 2003
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5350
Can't read problem 1. For problem two, use Heron's formula: in a triangle with sides a, b, c and semiperimeter s=(a+b+c)/2, the area of a triangle is...
Adam <a_math_guy@...>
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Feb 3, 2003
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5351
Problem Six Substitute x=y=0 to get f(0)=2*f(0)+1 and solve for f(0)=-1 then substitute y=-x and use that f is even to get f(0)=2*f(x)-6x^2+1 to find that ...
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Feb 3, 2003
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5352
Prob 7: I'm gonna assume all those trailing 2's are to be superscripted, meaning the square function. I get the numerator to factor to (a2-9x2+6xy-y2) =...
Moore, Edward (Stamfo...
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Feb 3, 2003
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... own doesn¡¯t exceed 190 dollars. Then, how much money can 1 person own the most? ... I figure that if the 10th, 20th, 30th, 40th and 50th people own $190...
clooneman
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Feb 3, 2003
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5354
Hi Clooneman ... Thank you for your concern and your response. n Now I know that not such thing as mathematic exist. As you say it is a form of numerology and...
ynineteen
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Feb 3, 2003
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5355
Q2 is ugly, and will take a little time to set up. Arrange the sides around the hexagon in the order 20,7,20,20,7,20. You will have the hexagon divided into...
Moore, Edward (Stamfo...
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Feb 3, 2003
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5356
Hi all, Problem 1. Just draw it. ©¦x©¦¡Ü2 - area encircled by x = 2 and x = -2, ©¦y©¦¡Ü2 - y = 2 and y = -2 ...
Ondrej Svacina
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Feb 3, 2003
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5357
Using EMoore's value R=16 and the law of cosines, following around the circle, I find the surprising 2*arccos(463/512)+4*arccos(7/32)=2*pi Adam ... sides...
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5358
Q4: xy+yz=10 yields z = (10/y) - x. Sub this back into f(x,y,z) to get f(x,y) = x^2 + 5y^2 + 4(10/y - x)^2 = 5x^2 + 5y^2 +400/y^2 -80x/y. Partial...
Moore, Edward (Stamfo...
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Feb 3, 2003
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5359
Regarding Very Large Numbers, God, and Infinity. I have more questions than answers. Please address the group or you may e-mail me separately at...
David Davidson
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Feb 3, 2003
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Hi. Just briefly Dr.A.Fazely is claiming to be messenger of God. You may be interested to look at his cv as is not in his site and a found it by using search...
ynineteen
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Feb 3, 2003
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5361
I forgot the site url.: http://www.message-of-god.com/EnglishHomepage.htm...
ynineteen
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5362
I am more familiar with the Bible than with the Quran. ... understand ... that ... to ... you ... into ... that ... digits...
clooneman
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5363
Get in touch with ynineteen, another member of this group. Have fun. ... questions than answers. ... ddavidson@m......
clooneman
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5364
Thank you for your feedback. Specifically, I would like to have a discussion about the existence and meaning of large numbers (I asked a mathematician last...
David Davidson
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Feb 4, 2003
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5365
You talk about scratching the surface. Therefore, the surface itself is infinitely thick. Infinity is unreachable. It is only a concept, as such. ... ...
clooneman
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5366
... minimum value of x2+5y2+4z2 ? ... We're asked to find the minimum of S = x²+5y²+4z² xy+yz = 10 y = 10/(x+z) Substituting into S: S = x² + 500/(x+z)² +...
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Feb 4, 2003
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12692 digits http://www.message-of-god.com/Simple%20to%20under_1.htm ... discussion about the existence and meaning of large numbers (I asked a mathematician...
ynineteen
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5368
... wrote: ... ... The word, "God", is probably the most ambiguous word in the English language. It means different things to different people at different ...
jason1990
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Feb 5, 2003
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5369
http://www.sosmath.com/matrix/determ2/determ2.html There is a theorem an the example solved by it. Regards, Beata ... understanding ... a...
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Feb 5, 2003
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... is this an answer to the number of terms, or does it relate to the weblink that you posted? Dave ... From: ynineteen To: mathforfun@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
David Davidson
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Feb 5, 2003
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5371
Hi You wrote: "I would like to have a discussion about the existence and meaning of large numbers" Those are large number 12602 digits in one figure. There...
ynineteen
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Feb 5, 2003
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5372
... Good, thoughtful post, jason1990. I echo every sentiment expressed in it. To stand in awe before large numbers and/or God for their own sake brings...
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Feb 6, 2003
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5373
Given any language or set of rules for defining numbers, there's an efficiency function M(s) which gives the highest possible number definable in s symbols....
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