Good evening everyone. The challenge ended officially by 7.02pm so all entries after that time will not be considered. Let me give hints on the answers to the questions. There are two approaches to question 1 that will give the right answer with accurate proofs/workings. The first is a graphical solution(which I haven't explored fully) and the second is the Newton-Raphson's method(this is how I solved it). By the way, question 1 has two correct answers. I don't think anyone got this question right. However, I will still reward persons with the closest solutions or that deployed the right approaches provided they fall into the first five correct answers.
Question 2 is a whole lot simpler in that it requires good knowledge of geometry and the pythagoras theorem. A lot of people got this right so I'll be choosing the first five.
You will notice I didn't mention what the answers are as I would want the winners to post their solutions here after I credit them.

Cheers!

smeag0l:
Good evening everyone. The challenge ended officially by 7.02pm so all entries after that time will not be considered. Let me give hints on the answers to the questions. There are two approaches to question 1 that will give the right answer with accurate proofs/workings. The first is a graphical solution(which I haven't explored fully) and the second is the Newton-Raphson's method(this is how I solved it). By the way, question 1 has two correct answers. I don't think anyone got this question right. However, I will still reward persons with the closest solutions or that deployed the right approaches provided they fall into the first five correct answers.
Question 2 is a whole lot simpler in that it requires good knowledge of geometry and the pythagoras theorem. A lot of people got this right so I'll be choosing the first five.
You will notice I didn't mention what the answers are as I would want the winners to post their solutions here after I credit them.

Cheers!

I got the two answers check I used Lambert W.

Or should I show I screenshort the first is 0. Something while the other is an whole number check the text that came with my solution

smeag0l:
Good evening everyone. The challenge ended officially by 7.02pm so all entries after that time will not be considered. Let me give hints on the answers to the questions. There are two approaches to question 1 that will give the right answer with accurate proofs/workings. The first is a graphical solution(which I haven't explored fully) and the second is the Newton-Raphson's method(this is how I solved it). By the way, question 1 has two correct answers. I don't think anyone got this question right. However, I will still reward persons with the closest solutions or that deployed the right approaches provided they fall into the first five correct answers.
Question 2 is a whole lot simpler in that it requires good knowledge of geometry and the pythagoras theorem. A lot of people got this right so I'll be choosing the first five.
You will notice I didn't mention what the answers are as I would want the winners to post their solutions here after I credit them.

Cheers!

waiting anxiously

Mrshape:

I got the two answers check I used Lambert W.

Or should I show I screenshort the first is 0. Something while the other is an whole number check the text that came with my solution

How can x be 0?

Squillaci:

How can x be 0?

0.something

smeag0l:
Good evening everyone. The challenge ended officially by 7.02pm so all entries after that time will not be considered. Let me give hints on the answers to the questions. There are two approaches to question 1 that will give the right answer with accurate proofs/workings. The first is a graphical solution(which I haven't explored fully) and the second is the Newton-Raphson's method(this is how I solved it). By the way, question 1 has two correct answers. I don't think anyone got this question right. However, I will still reward persons with the closest solutions or that deployed the right approaches provided they fall into the first five correct answers.
Question 2 is a whole lot simpler in that it requires good knowledge of geometry and the pythagoras theorem. A lot of people got this right so I'll be choosing the first five.
You will notice I didn't mention what the answers are as I would want the winners to post their solutions here after I credit them.

Cheers!

Is like you didn't see my mail.
Check your span I did the workings on paper and send the final answer as texts

Only final answers are not acceptable

Mrshape:

Is like you didn't see my mail.
Check your span I did the workings on paper and send the final answer as texts

Lambert W functions can be applied too but it requires great care and you didnt apply it correctly. This even shows in he fact that you dont know your answers.

Mrshape:

I got the two answers check I used Lambert W.

Or should I show I screenshort the first is 0. Something while the other is an whole number check the text that came with my solution

smeag0l:
Lambert W functions can be applied too but it requires great care and you didnt apply it correctly.

Show me my error please

smeag0l:
Lambert W functions can be applied too but it requires great care and you didnt apply it correctly. This even shows in he fact that you dont know your answers.

have you announced/contacted the winners??

smeag0l:
Only final answers are not acceptable

Have you sent mails to successful ones?

dejt4u:
have you announced/contacted the winners??

If j miss this money e go pain me o.
Because I done already calculate how I want take spend am

Mrshape:

If j miss this money e go pain me o.
Because I done already calculate how I want take spend am

Mrshape:

If j miss this money e go pain me o.
Because I done already calculate how I want take spend am

Not yet. I'll lost it here.

dejt4u:
have you announced/contacted the winners??

smeag0l:
Not yet. I'll lost it here.

How long would that take sir

smeag0l:
Not yet. I'll lost it here.

Please be fast because j am almost having high blood pressure here,
This suspense is not good for my health sir

Calm down

Mrshape:

Please be fast because j am almost having high blood pressure here,
This suspense is not good for my health sir

Please you guys should leave the OP. If he changes his mind, you can't fault him. Its his money. Guys, please relax.

smeag0l:
Calm down

OK
I have taken a deep breath, hope it sustains me long.

Mrshape:

Please be fast because j am almost having high blood pressure here,
This suspense is not good for my health sir

This guy, better go and check your blood pressure. Don't come and faint on nairaland.

Mayor21:
Oya, leggo

Do we look like Senior school students here?
See elementary maths
Chai

smeag0l:
Good evening everyone. The challenge ended officially by 7.02pm so all entries after that time will not be considered. Let me give hints on the answers to the questions. There are two approaches to question 1 that will give the right answer with accurate proofs/workings. The first is a graphical solution(which I haven't explored fully) and the second is the Newton-Raphson's method(this is how I solved it). By the way, question 1 has two correct answers. I don't think anyone got this question right. However, I will still reward persons with the closest solutions or that deployed the right approaches provided they fall into the first five correct answers.
Question 2 is a whole lot simpler in that it requires good knowledge of geometry and the pythagoras theorem. A lot of people got this right so I'll be choosing the first five.
You will notice I didn't mention what the answers are as I would want the winners to post their solutions here after I credit them.

Cheers!

I used Lambert W for mine and it is very correct.
I can even decide not to put the two values because the Wn were n is an element of Z is their.

I am very sure of my answers sir
Both the geometry and algebra

What's your email address?

Mathscum:

I used Lambert W for mine and it is very correct.
I can even decide not to put the two values because the Wn were n is an element of Z is their.

I am very sure of my answers sir
Both the geometry and algebra

So sure of my answer....i clearly show my calculations...

Sufferness,all this stress for 5k

smeag0l:
What's your email address?

Mathsidodo@gmail.com Sir

This guy bad no be small, no winner solve this one join, make sure u send to his email

Looked through and didn't see such an email. Can you re-forward the message you sent earlier?

Mathscum:

Mathsidodo@gmail.com Sir

I have contacted all 5 winners(Plus one winner I chose for myself for making a beautiful attempt to answer the first question). I am waiting for them to send their details to be credited after which I'll make another post with their monikers and screenshot of the timestamps showing wen they sent in their answers(for credibility purposes). After that, I'll ask them to post their solutions here for people to see.

smeag0l:
Looked through and didn't see such an email. Can you re-forward the message you sent earlier?

Let me send it again?

No. Forward what you sent earlier using that email you put here.

Mathscum:

Let me send it again?