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September 22nd, 2004, 02:49 PM
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Re: OT: Interesting math problem...
It's also known as "lucky guess". While it is possible for a puzzle like that one to have one of the letters be zero, it is usually the case that one zero makes all zero. Plus, since we were only going for a right answer to the puzzle, I could have chose V=0 first, found it was not valid, then jumped back into V=9. But since I did V=9 first, and got a good answer, I could halt right there.
Oh, and by the way, I'm taking a pre-graduate level theoretical computer science course and a high level number theory course currently. Might have something to do with the intuition development 
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September 22nd, 2004, 02:54 PM
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Re: OT: Interesting math problem...
Um...Are you hammering me, the medal, yourself or the thread? Or giving me a hammer?
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September 23rd, 2004, 12:07 AM
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Re: OT: Interesting math problem...
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Um...Are you hammering me, the medal, yourself or the thread? Or giving me a hammer?
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Yes.
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September 23rd, 2004, 12:22 AM
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Re: OT: Interesting math problem...
/me is confused.
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September 23rd, 2004, 01:30 AM
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Re: OT: Interesting math problem...
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Um...Are you hammering me, the medal, yourself or the thread? Or giving me a hammer?
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Quite.
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September 22nd, 2004, 04:03 PM
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Re: OT: Interesting math problem...
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Oh, and by the way, I'm taking a pre-graduate level theoretical computer science course and a high level number theory course currently.
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You have my sympathy, for dread fills my heart at the very thought of the hardships you are underdoing. I can but express my compassion to you, and wish you well despite your suffering.
For your heroic efforts, I hereby grant you a Medal of Gallanty. Or I would have, had Narf not already done so. Besides, we are in a bit of a shortage of medals these days.
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