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#701 2008-09-16 01:10:40

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And good to see you back, ganesh!


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#702 2008-10-03 18:07:48

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Thanks, JRB!
And well done, your answer to #753 is correct!

#754. If 10! is 3628800, what is the value of 9!?

#755. Is there any particular last digit in which the cube of a natural number can never end in?


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#703 2008-10-03 23:16:06

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"There is not a difference between an in-law and an outlaw, except maybe that an outlaw is wanted" wink

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#704 2008-10-08 19:27:23

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Answers to #754 and #755,
Well done, JohnnyReinB!


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

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#705 2008-10-08 19:29:16

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#756. The logarithm to the base 10 of this number is roughly 0.84509804. What is the number?


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#706 2008-10-09 18:14:55

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#757. What is the value of 1+2+3+4+........48+49+50?

#758. The value of pi does not contain zero upto 25 places after the decimal. True or False?


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#707 2008-10-09 23:05:36

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"There is not a difference between an in-law and an outlaw, except maybe that an outlaw is wanted" wink

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#708 2008-10-10 18:16:10

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Absolutely right, well done, JohnnyReinB!

#759. What is the smallest number divisible by all numbers from 1 to 20?


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#709 2008-10-14 02:56:20

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#710 2008-10-14 02:59:53

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Devantè wrote:

I have forgotten about Euler. How dare me!

The correct grammatical expression is “how dare I”.

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#711 2008-10-15 13:32:12

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#712 2008-10-16 23:21:38

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Answers to #758 and #759:-
Well done, JaneFairfax and Chewy!!!


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#713 2008-10-16 23:24:14

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#760. What is the value of 1!+2!+3!+4!+5!? Is it a prime number?

#761. What is the value of

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#714 2008-10-17 07:33:49

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If two or more thoughts intersect, there has to be a point!

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#715 2008-10-17 09:19:26

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#716 2008-10-19 18:35:08

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Well done ZHero and JaneFairFax,
Both the answers to #760 and #761 are correct!
Excellent!

#762. Can you think of a string 1000 consecutive non-primes?


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#717 2008-10-20 22:56:33

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#763. What is the value of a 'Googolplexplex'?

#764. Why is a number of the form abcabc (where a,b, and c are all whole numbers) always divisible by 13?


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#718 2008-10-21 21:47:58

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#765. Is 16049 a prime number?


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#719 2008-10-21 22:32:27

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#766. What is the difference between 'percentage' and 'percentile'?


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#720 2008-10-21 23:35:56

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If two or more thoughts intersect, there has to be a point!

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#721 2008-10-23 18:36:56

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ZHero,
That is what I call outstanding! Solutions to #764, #765 and #766 are all correct! Well done!


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#722 2008-10-31 22:09:19

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#767. What is the 6th power of 3?
#768. What is the 4th power of 11?
#769. What is the 5th power of 6?


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#723 2008-11-03 20:15:29

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#770. How many zeros would 25! (factorial of 25) end in?


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#724 2008-11-03 22:54:34

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#725 2008-11-03 23:08:33

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Answer to #770.

Very good reasoning, JaneFairfax!!!  Well done!!


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

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