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#126 2007-12-18 01:34:25
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47. I have four marked weights. The sum of the four weights is 40 kilograms. With a pair of scales and these four weights, I can distribute any quantity from 1 kilogram to 40 kilograms (whole numbers). What are the four weights?
48. A pole stands at the mid-point of side AB of a triangular plot ABC. Find the height of the pole if the angles of elevation of the top of the pole at A, B, and C are 45°, 45°, and 30° respectively and BC=AC=150 meters.
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#127 2007-12-24 21:52:55
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#41. Create a 4X4 Magic Square using the numbers 1-16 without referring. If you can do it in less than five minutes, thats a very good performance.
Here's the solution to the problem!
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#128 2008-01-05 01:20:22
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"There is not a difference between an in-law and an outlaw, except maybe that an outlaw is wanted" 
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#129 2008-01-05 02:25:54
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Thank you for answering to activate the topic.
However, your answer isn't correct, JohnnyReinB!!!
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#130 2008-01-05 15:55:25
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But tell me, does scales create a possibility of the weights canceling out?
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#131 2008-01-05 18:39:44
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You may use both the pans. You may also put some wights on the left and some on the right to get the required weight.
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#132 2008-01-06 02:35:11
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49. The Greatest Common Divisor of
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#133 2008-01-07 19:59:24
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50. What is the value of
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#134 2008-01-12 18:27:19
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"There is not a difference between an in-law and an outlaw, except maybe that an outlaw is wanted"
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#135 2008-01-12 19:00:39
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No, not (x+y), JohnnyReinB!
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#136 2008-01-12 19:09:51
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x-y?
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#137 2008-01-12 19:20:11
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Yes, you are correct!!!
Well done, JohnnyReinB!!!
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#138 2008-01-12 19:27:29
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Hehe, there were only two choices, anyway, Ganesh.
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#139 2008-01-18 09:13:31
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***1
Two numbers x and y are chosen at random from the set [1,2,3,4,..........,3n]. What is the probability that x² -y² is divisible by 3?
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#140 2008-01-18 09:16:32
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I make it 1/6
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#141 2008-01-18 09:18:33
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50. What is the value of
?
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#142 2008-01-18 09:19:07
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I make it 2
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#143 2008-01-18 09:27:31
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***2
Solve for x.
(x-1)³+(x-2)³+(x-3)³+(x-4)³+(x-5)³=0
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#144 2008-01-18 09:29:58
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I make it 3. The middle term is zero and the other terms cancels out.
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#145 2008-01-19 18:19:09
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Very well done, lester_day! Your answers are correct!!!
Outstanding!!!
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#146 2008-08-13 04:25:58
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Let the quadratic ax^2 + bx + c be such that a, b, c are distinct and each of a, b, c belong to {1, 2, 3, ..., n} such that x+1 divides ax^2 + bx + c.
If the number of such quadratic polynomials are < 99, then max (n) is ??
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#147 2008-08-13 05:34:59
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max(n) = 15
Why did the vector cross the road?
It wanted to be normal.
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#148 2008-08-13 05:58:10
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I get 10. 
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#149 2008-11-17 02:07:03
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#51. Complete the next two numbers in the series of Perfect Numbers:-
6, 28, ____, _______.
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#150 2008-11-18 16:56:56
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#52. Factorize:-
x³ - 23x² + 142x - 120.
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