Hypatia001
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Hello all.... once again i need help understanding this question. I have a table which i think is a cayley type but i do not know how they work or the rules around them. Can anyone help ?
Thanks.... but what does that even mean ? Please treat me as a maths dummy (which i am)... i obviously get the 7*5 part... but how does the modulo mean ?Multiply then modulo 12. For example, 7*5=35 and 35 mod 12 = 11.
The modulo produces the remainder of an integer division. 35 divided by 12 give you a remainder of 11, so 35 mod 12 = 11.Thanks.... but what does that even mean ? Please treat me as a maths dummy (which i am)... i obviously get the 7*5 part... but how does the modulo mean ?
Thanks.... but what does that even mean ? Please treat me as a maths dummy (which i am)... i obviously get the 7*5 part... but how does the modulo mean ?
I do not want the answer but to understand how to solve this type of question... i know i am looking for a pattern .. and am trying to see what the 0 and 1 lines should be too.Multiply then modulo 12. For example, 7*5=35 and 35 mod 12 = 11.
What you haven't told us is the context of the problem. That can make a huge difference in the kind of answers you get.i see.... its about patterns !!! Looking for the common way to get the answers in the boxes
There was no other infor.ation. i have seen such tables before but never u derstood or researched them. Clearly its a pattern of some sort but intil someone shines a light on it i am pretty much in the dark. Now i understand the mechanism.What you haven't told us is the context of the problem. That can make a huge difference in the kind of answers you get.
Since you mentioned Cayley tables, one would guess that this came from a class that might also have taught about modular arithmetic. But it appears that it was just a puzzle with no such context.
And in that case, there is no method; what to try depends on what ideas you happen to have. In fact, if you were just given the table and expected to guess what it means, there is really no one correct answer (though the answer you were given seems certainly what they had in mind).
I have to ask again, what is the context of the question? That is, where did it come from?There was no other infor.ation. i have seen such tables before but never u derstood or researched them. Clearly its a pattern of some sort but intil someone shines a light on it i am pretty much in the dark. Now i understand the mechanism.