How about fifty for the four letter one.Quote:
Originally Posted by a d e p t
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How about fifty for the four letter one.Quote:
Originally Posted by a d e p t
Oh come, now.
That warm, fuzzy feeling of self-worth and accomplishement at overcoming an obstacle can't be traded in for measly points!
That would just debase the honor of your success.
I can't allow you to defame your impressive victory that way. https://forums.windrivers.com/images.../2005/03/1.gif
I'm having a hard enough time trying to catch you ! :devil:Quote:
Originally Posted by Deity
He's probably using a high-speed UFO, or even a dimensional shortcut of some sort...Quote:
Originally Posted by edball
Mankind has yet to catch one of us! Except for that whole Roswell incident, but that guy was an idiot and I blame inbreeding. No offense Cleetus. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by edball
I have a couple of comments on this one.Quote:
Originally Posted by a d e p t
Is it possible to answer "Googol" to the 4 letter question as well? Do you HAVE to use all four letters?
Also, you said this has to be in English? Apparently in mathematics Latin is common, and "infinity" (5 letters) is sometimes written "infini" (4 letters) in maths but that is a Latinized version. Of course it is also represented by the sideways number 8, which would be only one character. :D
I'm also assuming punctuation isn't allowed. Otherwise my fourth letter becomes !, my answer being "Googol!", which is an almost incalculably large number. :D
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Originally Posted by Wayward Clam
You're this lucid at 4:30 in the morning!? https://forums.windrivers.com/images.../2005/03/1.gifQuote:
Originally Posted by Wayward Clam
To sum up: a common english word was asked, not a symbol - so "infinity" was excluded. The number of different letters had to be respected exactly.
You've earned yourself a bonus point though. Anyone still up or getting up at that time and thinking this clearly deserves it. https://forums.windrivers.com/images.../2005/03/1.gif
...even if the first part of 103 is still up for grabs.
Two squirrels, A and B are talking about another squirrel, C.
A: Getting ready for winter is hard! I just gathered up another acorn.
B: I am a slow worker, so I am doing what I did last year and collecting one acorn per day. I got mine for today already.
A: Did you hear how many acorns C has now?
B: Yes, he has the product of how many I had yesterday, today, and will have tomorrow after I have gathered that day's acorn.
A: Anyone who has that many acorns must be a hard worker. I heard he has the product of my and your current acorn quantities, minus their sum. If both squirrels were correct in their statements, how many acorns does each squirrel have (assume each squirrel has a whole number of acorns).
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According to B, C has (B-1)(B)(B+1) acorns, or (B^2+B)(B-1) acorns, and that B has accumulated at least 2 acorns.
According to A, C has (AB-(A+B), which equals AB-A-B+1-1, or (A-1)(B-1)-1
Substituting the first equation into the second gives (B^2+B)(B-1)=(A-1)(B-1)-1; Because both terms are divisible by (B-1), but the bottom term is subtracted from 1. This means that if B is greater than 2, the left side can't be divisible by the right side. If B equals 2, it works, so B must have 2 acorns, which means C has 6 acorns and A has 8 acorns.
A=1Quote:
Originally Posted by a d e p t
B=1
C=0
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Originally Posted by a d e p t
As of right now a has 8, B has 2 and c has 6
Product of B for yesterday, today and tomorrow = 1x2x3= 6
Product of A and B, minus their sum= (8x2)- (8+2) = 16-10= 6
Here is the mathQuote:
Originally Posted by a d e p t
(A*B) - (A+B) = A * (A-1) * (A+1)
which resolves to A=1 and B=1
C=(A*B) - (A+B)
substitute value for A=1 and B=1 and value for C resolves to C=0
While your answer does work mathematically, I think it's incorrect. First, your formula is wrong. It should read:Quote:
Originally Posted by edball
(A*B) - (A+B) = B * (B-1) * (B+1)
And the question states that squirell A had gathered "another" acorn that day already, implying that at least one had already been gathered. I think Camaro is right, but I'm curious how the formula was solved other than trial and error.
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Originally Posted by Deity
What I did was started with the simplest number for the product of b, which is 1 yesterday, 2 today, and three tomorrow. That totaled 6. Then, I thought of what would have a differance of 6 between the factor and the addition. That is how I got the answer.
This is it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Camaro80z
3 points.