I'm a highly qualified mathematician, AMA

[Drydess]

how many ducks in a quack

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[ultimamax]

show me some multivariable calculus thot

[Conan]

saw an interesting problem last night

if there are 25 ducks, and you can only race 5 ducks at a time, how many races do you need to see which 3 ducks are the fastest?
each race will only tell you their relative speeds (ie ducky 3 was the slowest, but ducky 4 was the second fastest)

this is more proofs than math, but i guess they're pretty similar

iirc you dont start doing these kinds of proofs until you're in college, unless you take a class on it in high school

i'm gonna venture a guess and say 10 or 11. i need to work this out a bit more before i can be sure

[Mega-Bear]

saw an interesting problem last night

if there are 25 ducks, and you can only race 5 ducks at a time, how many races do you need to see which 3 ducks are the fastest?
each race will only tell you their relative speeds (ie ducky 3 was the slowest, but ducky 4 was the second fastest)

Lol phlack, if you want help organizing your annual duck race, just say so

[Electrk.]

saw an interesting problem last night

if there are 25 ducks, and you can only race 5 ducks at a time, how many races do you need to see which 3 ducks are the fastest?
each race will only tell you their relative speeds (ie ducky 3 was the slowest, but ducky 4 was the second fastest)

well you have to get them all in a row first

[Maxwell.]

show me some multivariable calculus thot

∫uck my · ∂ick

[Verification]

Solve the hairy ball theorem

[Maxwell.]

Solve the hairy ball theorem

well I've never seen a hairy ball

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[Maxwell.]

ah. I have now seen a hairy ball and that proves the theory.

[Verification]

frick...

[Bicky]

what are you doing? a levels/six form? more gcses? i can't remember how the UK school system works anymore lmao

[Maxwell.]

what are you doing? a levels/six form? more gcses? i can't remember how the UK school system works anymore lmao

scotlands works different from the rest of the uk, I basically did GSCE's/college entry grades

I already had enough qualifications for college but now I have more for the next course already, too bad that ship has already sailed but no rush so w/e

[Texan101]

i think i did it but im not telling

nevermind

It's easy enough. X = 1, Y = -1, Z = 0.

[phflack]

this is more proofs than math, but i guess they're pretty similar

iirc you dont start doing these kinds of proofs until you're in college, unless you take a class on it in high school

i'm gonna venture a guess and say 10 or 11. i need to work this out a bit more before i can be sure

pretty sure I saw similar things in middle/highschool
(and it can be done in 7 races, good luck figuring out how c:)