Thu 6 May, 2004 11:17 pm - Re: A clue to solving PI
[quote="shaun.k"]{I further believe the solution to this question shall bring forth the birth of a new computer where it would be in 3's opposed to the... (view)
Thu 6 May, 2004 09:33 am - shaun, when you say "solved", what do you mean? Are you trying to find a way to show that pi (either terminates or repeats) and is thus rational?
Using base 3 instead of binary or base... (view)
Sun 25 Apr, 2004 11:56 am - [i]x[/i]! represents the number of ways [i]x[/i] objects can be arranged.
For example, 3 objects can be arranged in 6 ways:
ABC
ACB
BAC
BCA
CAB
CBA
so 3!=6
0!=1 because we assume... (view)
Fri 16 Apr, 2004 01:48 pm - Turner's They were black sounds like a good answer to me. Or they were speaking English perhaps. But them being black sounds to me like the definitive answer. (view)
Tue 13 Apr, 2004 03:40 pm - Having served in the Army, I have a little to add. I'm not supporting any action, just detailing a hypothetical situation:
Suppose someone wanted to leave the military with the least... (view)
Fri 26 Mar, 2004 05:10 pm - I don't know about the quality of the body armor; I'm sure they cut some costs, but it's reasonable to. M-16's aren't the best assault rifles around, but they aren't... (view)
Thu 25 Mar, 2004 07:53 pm - Another way of doing it:
Probability that Mr. 1/2 will [i]not[/i] kill Mr. 1/4 = 3/4
Probability that Mr. 1/3 will [i]not[/i] kill Mr. 1/4 = 5/6
Probability that neither will kill Mr. 1/4... (view)
Tue 23 Mar, 2004 06:47 pm - If each shooter chooses his target entirely at random, our 1/4 accuracy marksman will die in the first round with a probability of 3/8.
It would be 5/12, but the probability of him taking two... (view)
