Off Topic > Off Topic
I'm a highly qualified mathematician, AMA
<< < (10/25) > >>
phflack:

--- Quote from: Ipquarx on August 08, 2017, 06:09:26 PM ---what is the smallest positive integer solution to the equation:



--- End quote ---
you are the worst

I may have spent 15 minutes or so looking over that
it gets pretty messy
Maxwell.:

--- Quote from: phflack on August 08, 2017, 07:55:48 PM ---you are the worst

I may have spent 15 minutes or so looking over that
it gets pretty messy

--- End quote ---
I'm pretty sure the answer to that comic is 1.4 ohms
Ipquarx:

--- Quote from: phflack on August 08, 2017, 07:55:48 PM ---you are the worst

I may have spent 15 minutes or so looking over that
it gets pretty messy

--- End quote ---
"pretty messy" is an understatement, if you want to see how it's actually done, give this a read, it's quite interesting https://www.quora.com/How-do-you-find-the-integer-solutions-to-frac-x-y+z-+-frac-y-z+x-+-frac-z-x+y-4/answer/Alon-Amit
Satan From Wreck-It-Ralph:
1 + 1 =
Conan:

--- Quote from: phflack on August 08, 2017, 05:51:53 PM ---pretty sure I saw similar things in middle/highschool
(and it can be done in 7 races, good luck figuring out how c:)

--- End quote ---
see i was thinking 7 races but i wasnt sure how to handle the case of getting second and third place if both are in race 1. hmm.
Navigation
Message Index
Next page
Previous page

Go to full version