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8814
Ok. It will really help. Thanks so much, Arristeo. ... lighter side, bec. if i do, I wouldn't bother myself posting the question in the first place, right? i'm...
flik120600
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Oct 1, 2004
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8815
... Right, my turn! If x+1 is a factor of 2x^3-7x^2+bx+c, then x+1 = 0, and therefore x = -1, is a solution for 2x^3-7x^2+bx+c = 0. 2(-1)³-7(-1)²+(-1)b+c = 0...
clooneman
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Oct 1, 2004
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8816
wat is the value of 1+ 1/2+1/3+1/4+1/5+......upto infinity There are 15 messages in this issue. Topics in this digest: 1. Re: Digest Number 758 From:...
Aditya Vaidya
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Oct 1, 2004
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8817
... 1 + 1/2 + 1/3 + 1/4 + ... = 1 + 1/2 + (1/3 + 1/4) + (1/5 + 1/6 + 1/7 + 1/8) + (1/9 + ...+ 1/16) + ... ... = 1 + 1/2 + 1/2 + 1/2 + 1/2 + ... = infinity...
slim_the_dude
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Oct 1, 2004
3:18 pm
8818
... 1+1/2+1/3+....diverges. In other words, given any n, howsoever large, you can always find some k such that 1+ 1/2 + 1/3 + ... + 1/k is larger than n. An...
Neelesh
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Oct 1, 2004
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8819
Members are urged, when replying to digests, not to include the entire digest as the end of the message. Rather, include just that part of the digest that is...
clooneman
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Oct 1, 2004
5:16 pm
8821
I've completely forgotten what e is. Might someone remind me? Braindead 2000 ... 1/16)...
clooneman
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Oct 1, 2004
5:19 pm
8822
Prove that 1 + 1/4 + 1/9 + 1/16 + .... + 1/n² + 1/(n+1)² + ... tends towards pi²/6. ... limit...
clooneman
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Oct 1, 2004
5:23 pm
8823
In a message dated 2004-09-30 2:50:09 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ... Emily, At least 40 years ago the rule was: if a number ends in 1, 2, 3, or 4, then round...
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lojbaner
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Oct 1, 2004
6:02 pm
8824
... e = sum(1/i!), i=0 to infinity also, e = lim (1 + 1/n)^n, as n->oo...
slim_the_dude
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Oct 1, 2004
6:51 pm
8825
... Don't know of any quick proofs, but here are four sketches, in roughly ascending order of technical prerequisites: 1. Expand arcsin x as a power series...
adh_math
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Oct 1, 2004
9:19 pm
8826
In a message dated 2004-10-01 3:31:03 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ... I think this whole idea of 'rounding bias', while true if 0 is ignored, should itself be...
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lojbaner
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Oct 1, 2004
9:40 pm
8827
It's worth noting that this is the Zeta function, famous in song and story, evaluated at 2. Enter Zeta[2] into Mathematica and it will respond with pi²/6....
Rick
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Oct 1, 2004
10:23 pm
8828
I think you're thinking of e = 1/0! + 1/1! + 1/2! + 1/3! + ... or e = sum(i=0 -> oo) 1/i!...
Edward Moore
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Oct 1, 2004
11:34 pm
8829
can u prove e=1/0! + 1/1! + 1/2! + 1/3! + ....... < 3 pls thnks!...
schrostein
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Oct 2, 2004
6:05 am
8830
Hi, For (x,y,p) = 1, p prime Without using Fermat's Little Theorem (flt) or Euler Phi. Prove: Theorem 1. x^(p-1) - y^(p-1) is divisible by p if p is prime. It...
cino hilliard
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Oct 2, 2004
7:46 am
8831
... e < 1 + 1 + 1/2 + 1/2^2 + 1/2^3 + ... = 3...
Julien
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Oct 2, 2004
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8832
In a message dated 2004-10-02 4:28:06 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ... Anand, Could you please use proper spelling? Capitalization would be nice too. stevo ...
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lojbaner
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Oct 2, 2004
1:42 pm
8833
the symmetric difference of two sets A and B, denoted by A(delta)B is defined as the set of those elements in either A or B, but not both A and B. a) is the...
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Oct 2, 2004
4:06 pm
8834
... On the subject, what does Mathematica say if you enter Zeta[3]? Does it return a numerical value, or leave things as "Zeta[3]", or...? ... I thought...
adh_math
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Oct 2, 2004
5:04 pm
8835
... (A(delta)B)(delta) ... Try drawing some Venn diagrams. :)...
adh_math
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Oct 2, 2004
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8836
... Hi, Sorry if you got the first message garbled. I think it is a YAHOO send back to hotmail problem. It came out ok in the yahoo messages posted so I am...
hillcino368
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Oct 2, 2004
6:19 pm
8837
I'm studying a bit of algebra and I have a problem. If we define a module as a set s.t there exists an operation + s.t. (M,+) is a commutative group and there...
Nisoli Isaia
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Oct 2, 2004
7:26 pm
8838
in order to prove it, u first must setup the MAclaurin series for e^x. u continously take the derivative of e^x and evaluate it at x=0. then u divide by n!. So...
Raven
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Oct 2, 2004
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8839
all day everyday Annika Saunders <waterlillysas@...> wrote:ok thanks alot Alyssa when is chat normally? ... From: Alyssa Patrick To:...
Alyssa Patrick
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Oct 2, 2004
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Annika Saunders <waterlillysas@...> wrote: ok thanks alot Alyssa when is chat normally? ... From: Alyssa To: mathforfun@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday,...
Alyssa Patrick
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Oct 2, 2004
10:22 pm
8841
... Quick summary: The issue seems to boil down to two different definitions of "module". :) ... This is the usual definition of a "left R-module over M",...
adh_math
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Oct 3, 2004
2:21 am
8842
... <hillcino368@h...> ... Perhaps I'm missing something, but since the result you want to prove *becomes* Fermat's little theorem when y=1, it's not wholly...
adh_math
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Oct 3, 2004
2:36 am
8843
... Julien's proof makes sense (geometric series estimate for the tail of the series), but it looks like you've dropped most of the summands......
adh_math
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Oct 3, 2004
2:42 am
8844
... actually, Julien's proof doesn't make a lick of sense to me. The question was to prove that the sum(1/n!)=e. I did the correct proof by using the Maclaurin...
Raven
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