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Maths Problem

Postby dfitz1000 » Feb 17th, '06, 21:09



Just got this in an email. :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Postby Pitto » Feb 17th, '06, 21:39

I hope I dont look stupid because im missing a joke but x= 5

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Postby Arthur » Feb 17th, '06, 22:18

Instead of having "answers" on a math test, they should just call them "impressions," and if you got a different "impression," so what, can't we all be brothers?


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Postby dat8962 » Feb 17th, '06, 23:43

I thought that it was a marvelous piece of wit :lol:

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Postby Larry » Feb 18th, '06, 12:19

wonder if i could get away with anything like this in my maths degree.
also, is it worrying that i didn't have to actually do any sums to actually solve it? do i stare at these triangles too much? i think so!

i had a question this week which was a sort of "derive someone-or-others equation and use it to prove some-identity" and i thought, errr... i know the answer i just don't know how to prove it... bu**er.
so i waffled on for about a page then put =answer!
can't wait to see how many marks i get for that

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Postby tiggy49 » Feb 18th, '06, 13:09

haha it took me a while to get that one coz i figured out the answer first instead of actually looking at it

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Postby Tomo » Feb 18th, '06, 13:26

[suddenly gets it and slaps forehead] Doh!

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Postby Johndoe » Feb 18th, '06, 16:19

Larry wrote:also, is it worrying that i didn't have to actually do any sums to actually solve it? do i stare at these triangles too much?


I only did maths to GCSE and I even I know it's a 3 4 5 triangle. However the guys answer is technically correct.

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Postby ace of kev » Feb 18th, '06, 22:23

I just know to use Pythagoras' Theorm (or however you spell it)

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Postby Pitto » Feb 18th, '06, 23:39

Oh I was really being so thick thats funny (so thick)

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Postby tiggy49 » Feb 19th, '06, 13:42

ace of kev wrote:I just know to use Pythagoras' Theorm (or however you spell it)


you dont need to use pythagras! look properly u need to find 'x' not the value of 'x'. dont worry took me a while to get it as well

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Postby ace of kev » Feb 19th, '06, 14:37

tiggy49 wrote:
ace of kev wrote:I just know to use Pythagoras' Theorm (or however you spell it)


you dont need to use pythagras! look properly u need to find 'x' not the value of 'x'. dont worry took me a while to get it as well


I know that LOL

I meant to find the value of 'x' :lol:

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