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8011
Solve for x: log(x!) = ½ log(2 pi x) + x log x – x log e Are those logs in base 10?...
clooneman
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Jul 1, 2004
12:28 pm
8012
... Either way they would have said 1 instead of log(e)... plus log usually means the natural logarithm (also noted ln) ....
Julien
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Jul 1, 2004
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8013
How will u find a odd ball among 27 similar balls in 3 balances .We don't know whether it is heavier or lighter. try eskay ... ALL-NEW Yahoo! Messenger -...
eskay s
peeskay
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Jul 1, 2004
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8014
... balances .We don't know whether it is heavier or lighter. ... I believe we need more information, like in what way is the odd ball different? Is it...
slim_the_dude
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Jul 1, 2004
3:16 pm
8015
... Stone)" ... Following is a link to an equation I discovered. I recently began work in 3d and was blown away by this and wanted to share it and get...
Dimitri Vorkapich (Di...
xirja
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Jul 2, 2004
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8016
Q: Why is 6 mad at 7? A: Because 7 8 9!...
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8017
sorry slim the dude , In the 27 balls the odd ball may be either heavier or lighter. with regards eskay ... ALL-NEW Yahoo! Messenger - sooooo many all-new ways...
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Jul 3, 2004
7:31 am
8018
I think it's impossible in general (but I could be confused about it!). Pr: Since the odd ball can be one of 27 and either heavier or lighter, there are 54...
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Jul 3, 2004
5:49 pm
8019
Maybe I should add: If you get "equal" conditions on all prior weighings, there will be a supply of balls which are known to have the proper weight and can be...
video_ranger
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Jul 3, 2004
10:01 pm
8020
Just wanted to post for anyone interested... This site offers tutoring for math students online for $5/hour http://www.yourmathguide.com...
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Jul 5, 2004
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8021
It was shown earlier that the strategy for for picking the numbers from -4 to 4 so that three of the numbers add to zero is equivalent to Tic Tac Toe and a 3x3...
pdiibq
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Jul 5, 2004
10:57 pm
8022
There are 9 copies of 5x5 sum-zero square; 4 11 -2 -5 2 10 -8 -6 1 3 -9 -7 0 7 9 -3 -1 6 8 -10 -2 5 12 -11 -4 This should be corrected to 4 11 -12 -5 2 10 -8...
pdiibq
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Jul 5, 2004
11:05 pm
8023
After thinking about this problem, it occured to me that this needed to be modified. The original TTT zero-sum for 3x3 is correct, but not for any grid...
pdiibq
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Jul 6, 2004
1:52 am
8024
Actually, the square only need be panmagic, so zero-sum games for any size grid are for n>3 where n is the number of numbers that add to zero. ... needed ... ...
pdiibq
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Jul 6, 2004
1:58 am
8025
If you divide the 27 balls into three groups of 9, G1, G2 and G3, and G1 is the heaviest, then weighing G1 against G2, and then against G3, should be enough to...
clooneman
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Jul 6, 2004
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8026
The group hereby welcomes all winners of game shows and contests across the world, broadcast or otherwise....
clooneman
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Jul 8, 2004
12:52 pm
8027
Hi, I don't know whether anyone will be able to work this out, but this seems to be the place to ask so here goes... A friend of mine has invented a board game...
Stewart Holden
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Jul 8, 2004
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8028
There is exactly one turning point, which is a minimum. Nick ... a...
Nick_Hobson
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Jul 8, 2004
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8029
A clue in itself; unfortunately I haven't the motivation to throw myself back into that branch of calculus at present. ... <nick_hobson@y...> ... ABC ... the...
clooneman
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Jul 8, 2004
4:37 pm
8030
Hi, and welcome. I'm presuming that at least one of the dice on the first roll must be a six (it doesn't matter if there are loads of 5's and/or 4's and/or...
clooneman
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Jul 8, 2004
4:54 pm
8031
... the ... 5's ... No. You could feasibly fail to roll a 6 on either of the first two rolls, then roll 6+5+4 in your last throw and still complete the ...
Stewart Holden
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Jul 8, 2004
7:20 pm
8032
There's a solution at http://www.qbyte.org/puzzles/puzzle09.html#p86 Nick...
Nick_Hobson
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Jul 8, 2004
10:11 pm
8033
So he's as much an arse in person as he is on the TV??? Hmmmmm. The last time I saw Countdown, earlier this year, they had changed the opening sequrnce into...
clooneman
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Jul 9, 2004
12:53 pm
8034
What happens if you roll a 6 AND a 5 on your first roll? DO you then have two more throws (of the three dice) to get the 4? If you get a 6, a 5 and a 4 on...
clooneman
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Jul 9, 2004
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8035
... First, the spoiler: I calculate the probability of winning as 0.508458... Let P(k,m,n) be the probability of rolling k dice n times and getting (subject to...
adh_math
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Jul 9, 2004
1:40 pm
8036
... so ... order] ... getting ... numbers. ... I agree. ... I don't agree, but maybe my interpretation is wrong. For example, P(2,2,1) is supposed to be the...
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Jul 9, 2004
4:04 pm
8037
... Yes. ... Yes. Stewart...
Stewart Holden
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Jul 9, 2004
7:42 pm
8038
Dear pals, please solve this for me... An anagram is a new phrase derivated from another one that have EXACTLY the same letters as the first. Ex: And I Love...
Carlos Assale
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Jul 9, 2004
7:56 pm
8039
... EXACTLY the same letters as the first. Ex: And I Love Her - Hole Invader ... that any combination of words is a valid phase, how many anagrams can be made...
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Jul 9, 2004
8:14 pm
8040
Hello All, Many of the humor we see today are not of the clean nature or if it's too clean, many people think it cannot be that funny. But how about a clean...
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