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  • Steven G
    Steven G reacted to lookagain's post in the thread (1/9)^(2/3) with Like Like.
    The 4th root of 81 is +3. It is the principal root.
  • Steven G
    I don't think that we need to know how many lines are on each page--just that they all have the same number of lines.. 10 months =...
  • Dr.Peterson
    Dr.Peterson replied to the thread Maths help.
    I've often called it a gremlin. In particular problems, it might be a sock-drawer demon, an urn imp, or here, perhaps, a pocket pixie...
  • A
    R = Lines read per day. Number of days = D Lines read in D days = DR Lines to read = 604 × 15 = 9060 Lines left to read (after D days...
  • A
    Agent Smith reacted to fresh_42's post in the thread 0.999... with Like Like.
    Well, I didn't know him personally, but by all you can hear about him, he was one. I wouldn't put his name in the same sentence with the...
  • K
    I assume your confusion has been clarified.
  • K
    khansaheb replied to the thread Maths help.
    Steven's Demon ?!!!
  • K
    khansaheb reacted to Steven G's post in the thread (1/9)^(2/3) with Like Like.
    Expression 1: When you take the recriprocal of the base you do Not take the recriprocal of the power, rather you change the sign of the...
  • Dr.Peterson
    Dr.Peterson replied to the thread Maths help.
    I agree with @Steven G; we are looking for the worst case. Why? Because we want to be sure we get at least one of each color, no matter...
  • The Highlander
    The Highlander replied to the thread Maths help.
    Surely, the question should be: "Can you do any better than that?" (With certainty.) 🤣
  • L
    lookagain replied to the thread (1/9)^(2/3).
    The 4th root of 81 is +3. It is the principal root.
  • Steven G
    Steven G replied to the thread Maths help.
    You want to consider the worst case scenario. As The Highlander said, what if your 1st picks were all red and then your next picks were...
  • Steven G
    Steven G replied to the thread (1/9)^(2/3).
    Expression 1: When you take the recriprocal of the base you do Not take the recriprocal of the power, rather you change the sign of the...
  • Dr.Peterson
    There are, of course, several other steps involved to make it a proof, but I think you've seen the idea: We don't have to actually solve...
  • M
    I might get what you are trying to say. Now I just remembered that there is something beautiful about \sin \theta and \tan\theta. When...
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