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#1 2007-12-03 06:42:23
- tony123
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easy2
find the roots
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#2 2007-12-03 06:46:30
- johnathon2
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Re: easy2
how all it is is a bunch of scrible lines how do i get to the problem
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#3 2007-12-03 06:47:37
- Ricky
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Re: easy2
Tony, find a formula for sum from i = 1 to n of 2i. Then simply calculate the constant, and use the quadratic equation.
"In the real world, this would be a problem. But in mathematics, we can just define a place where this problem doesn't exist. So we'll go ahead and do that now..."
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#4 2007-12-03 07:49:12
- mathsyperson
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Re: easy2
No quadratic formula needed. This is a very elegant problem, and it turns out to factorise very easily.
Why did the vector cross the road?
It wanted to be normal.
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#5 2007-12-03 07:55:04
- Daniel123
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Re: easy2
I get x = 1002 or - 1001.. am I right?
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