Jackpot's Posts
Nairaland Forum › Jackpot's Profile › Jackpot's Posts
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ... 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 (of 174 pages)
Miscellaneous: . . .it just became crystal clear the debate will be a tough one.I believe so too. When is the debate starting? ![]() |
How can we spend all those time preparing for the Mathematics quiz and all the efforts of the Quiz Masters and the participants go down the drain just like that? ![]() |
Where is the link to our hard-earned NMQC II Quiz? |
If you believe Mikel will win the prestigious APOTY award, hit LIKE!!! ![]() |
^^. . .and the annoying thing is that the guy used Einstein in his username. SMH >'( >'( |
Humphrey77: .NICE , (:THE SEQUENCE IS A MULTIPLE OF 3 WE HAVE THE SEQUENCE AS 6,39,204,1024,5154,25779. ( RULE MULTIPLY 5 TO THE PREVIOUS TERM AND ADD 9 , TO GET THE NEXT TERM @ ,MADAM JACKPOT YOUR FORMULA DID NOT SATISFY THE RULE THAT GOVERNS THE SEQUENCE) :HAPPYStory!!! Remember when I told you earlier that there are many answers to this question? What rule-satisfication are you talking about? I hope you are not referring to the discombobulated crap of a hint you supposedly gave? To the original question, my answer is on point. Are you treasuring your answer? Oh well, I treasure my answer too as better. |
Humphrey77: MY QUEEN GAVE ME THIS QUESTION YESTERDAY AND AS ME TO COMPLETE IT : I said to my self what am i going to do ? told her that am going to post it to my oga on top : complete these : 6,__,204__,__,25779. (hint they are multiple of 3) : HAPPYThe formula for the nth term of your sequence may be given by xn = (8426n2-33209n+24813)/5. It is easy to verify that: x1 = 6 x3= 204 x6=25779 and as such, we have x2= - 7901/5 x4=26793/5 x5=69418/5 Use these numbers to fill in the gaps you gave. There you have it, bro. |
Laplacian: hey, i have more unanswered problems than any user on this thread , few in number theory though (as compared 2 elliptic functions)...here are two interestin ones, i've cracked d first one though, maybe u can generalise my result lik u did 4 alpha maximus, or mayb ur method of solution 'll get 2 b prettier than mine, in any case i'll get 2 learn smthin....subsequently, in all my questions, whenever i refer 2 integers, i mean NON-ZERO integers to avoid the supply of trivial solutions:ok. Nice questions ![]() Humphrey77: find the missing number s; 5,_,1205,_271205,_ ok madam jackpot give me the solutions narest assured, I'll give you the solution before the day runs out. I am kinda busy now. |
Humphrey77: ok @ jack pot quickly give me the solution tobro, are you really interested in the solution or in speed? Na exam be this? ![]() |
doubleDx: Wow, great bruv! Kudos man.... nice work!Hi DoubleDx. How have you been? I finally bought the Advanced Engine Maths by H.K.Dass @N1700. It's a nice read so far. His methods of solution are cool. Thanks for recommending the text. |
^I wouldnt crack my little brain on your question. I would rather leave that priviledge to you. ![]() so dear, write your question as a mathematical equation. Then I will see whether it is solvable ![]() |
Laplacian: for any confusion, refer 2 page 121Clear. Congrats on resolving your 3-yrs old question. See the power of sharing!!! ![]() Any other enigmas for us to brainstorm on? |
eddyvilla: Mine was when I checked my account balance and saw a msg that say: in honor of Mandela, text 95 to 4100 for Harrysong?s TRIBUTE TO MANDELA. Free for a month. To my greatest surprise MTN debited my account of 50 naira. What is NCC even doing in this country?i got the message too. You were tricked. They gave a number that you will call. They even wrote subscription amount(I think it is 50/month) but they said the call is TOLLFREE. They are logically correct, though dubious. What happened is that immediately you call, you were subscribed. But they didnt charge you for the number of seconds you spent on the call. Clear? MTN is dubious. Hooooohaaaaaaaa!!! |
I received 7 in the morning from them within 2 hours. So irritating. I delete mine in the next second. |
Laplacian: ...i 'll assume this statement is not comin 4rm jackpot...i suggest the fool who has jackpot's phone should return it 2 her, because jackpot will not make such a futile comment,,,Hahaha. I didnt know your first statement (the part where you replied Maximus) is still on the question. I thought you were boiling another kettle of fish(answering another question) with Maximus. I realised it after I'd posted. I wanted to edit, but you've already replied. Well, I see. Don't you think the common difference should be -d (minus d)? For example, for n=3, we have a=15, d=7. I think it makes more sense if common difference is -7. The same thing goes for other choices of n. It seems these equations are working. How did you come about them? |
I missed this part earlier. Thought it wasn't on the question I asked. Laplacian: for any natural number n, the expression (2-√3)n can be expressed in the formI thought you started replying me from here: @jackpot...if there are infinite natural numbers, then there are infinite solutionsCan you kindly establish the link between the question you asked and the equation you gave above? The equation you gave is working though. |
Laplacian: ;Pls, prove it then. |
Humphrey77: GIVEN THE sequence 5,_,1205,_,271205,_. find the missing numbers .Easy one. . . But there are many answers to this question sha. how many do you need? I am serious. NOTE I know that the sequence is neither an AP or a GP. |
Alpha Maximus: ;DAlright, alright, alright! Thanks for the enlightenment. But I didn't say mine was the ONLY way though. Yours still works but mine is more attractive!Attractive? Well, I would rather call mine sexier ![]() REASONS WHY MINE IS SEXIER Do you know that yours jumps/omits many Pythagorean triples? Few examples are: (5,12,13 ; 7,24,25; 8,15,17; 9,40,41; 11,60,61; 13,84,85; 15,112,113) List of your Pythagorean triples are "smaller". ![]() All the Pythagorean triples you can get from your formula are "proper subsets" of my formula Pythagorean triples. None of your triples has a prime number in it. From my Corollary, every odd number is part of some Pythagorean triple. From my Propositions, every number n>3 is part of some Pythagorean triple. Examples 3,4,5 6,8,10 7,24,25 8,15,17 9,40,41 11,60,61 12,35,37 14,48,50 16,63,65 18,80,82 19,180,181 20,99,101 21,220,221 . . .and so on. Do you observe that I havent missed any natural number n>3? Isn't that sexy? ![]() |
Humphrey77: [ I disagree with the third sequence .( it not an AP) THE sequence 15, 112,127I presumed he wanted to write 15, 112, 209. |
Alpha Maximus: Is there any correlation between such a triple and its successive/previous triple? Is there a general formula for obtaining such triples? Is there any correlation between the first, second and third terms of consecutive triples of this sort?that one na baby formula na. A "very obvious" one ![]() Lemme share another Pythagorean formula which I have observed for you: Proposition Let k be any number at all. Then, the numbers: k2-1, 2k and k2+1 are Pythagorean triples. Proof It follows from the application of the pythagorean theorem. QED. Application For k=2. . . . . . .3, 4, 5 k=3. . . . . . . 8, 6, 10 k=4. . . . . . . 15, 8, 17 k=5. . . . . . . 24, 10, 26 k=6. . . . . . . 35, 12, 37 k=7. . . . . . . 48, 14, 50. Here is another one which I deduced from the above: Corollary Let k be an odd number. Then the numbers: 1/2(k2-1), k, 1/2(k2+1) are Pythagorean triples. Application k=3. . . . . . . .4, 3, 5 k=5. . . . . . . .12, 5, 13 k=7. . . . . . . .24, 7, 25 k=9. . . . . . . .40, 9, 41 Propositions (jackpot 2013) ![]() The following are pythagorean triples: k^2-1, 2k, k^2+1 k^2-4, 4k, k^2+4 k^2-9, 6k, k^2+9 k^2-16, 8k, k^2+16 generally, k^2-m^2, 2m, k^2+m^2 where 1<m<k and both k,m€ lN. Other deductions are possible(think along the line the Corollary stated). Gracias. |
Alpha Maximus: Is there any correlation between such a triple and its successive/previous triple? Is there a general formula for obtaining such triples? Is there any correlation between the first, second and third terms of consecutive triples of this sort?that one na baby formula na. A "very obvious" one ![]() Lemme share another Pythagorean formula which I have observed for you: Proposition Let k be any number at all. Then, the numbers: k2-1, 2k and k2+1 are Pythagorean triples. Proof It follows from the application of the pythagorean theorem. QED. Application For k=2. . . . . . .3, 4, 5 k=3. . . . . . . 8, 6, 10 k=4. . . . . . . 15, 8, 17 k=5. . . . . . . 24, 10, 26 k=6. . . . . . . 35, 12, 37 k=7. . . . . . . 48, 14, 50. Here is another one which I deduced from the above: Corollary Let k be an odd number. Then the numbers: 1/2(k2-1), k, 1/2(k2+1) are Pythagorean triples. Application k=3. . . . . . . .4, 3, 5 k=5. . . . . . . .12, 5, 13 k=7. . . . . . . .24, 7, 25 k=9. . . . . . . .40, 9, 41 Propositions (jackpot 2013) ![]() The following are pythagorean triples: k^2-1, 2k, k^2+1 k^2-4, 4k, k^2+4 k^2-9, 6k, k^2+9 k^2-16, 8k, k^2+16 generally, k^2-m^2, 2m, k^2+m^2 where 1<m<k and both k,m€ lN. Other deductions are possible(think along the line of the Corollary I stated). Gracias. |
Laplacian: ...integers which satisfy my question in increasing order of the magnitude of their first term include;You said infinitely more? Can you prove it? |
^You think I'm cooking it up? Just check out your signature: "My mindset Is to take away sanity from humanity And replace it with madness!!" You see? Lolz. You know why I would neva marry you if I were your girl-friend? It is because what most of you does is to call their girlfriends "beaches" in their rap songs. Your grandfather Tupac is one of them ![]() Another reason is that I dont want anybody going to the studio the next day and rapping about how we made love the previous night. ![]() I jump am pass ![]() |
яhymΣ_ ȴunα†!¢:No be una pastime? Everytime you people prepare bars, na to look for rhyming diss una dey do. I neva see anyone of you praising each other in your flows ![]() No wonder most of you guys "diss everywhere you go." Lolz ![]() you even have the word "Lunatic" in your username. This is a proof that "dissing" and "derogatory words " are always on your subconscious minds. I know what most of you does is walking up a street and the next thing is unconsciously dropping some diss flows and probably a passerby might think that you have gone bonkers. Hahahaha, I am sorry for you ooooooo ![]() one love, my brothers |
^you already dissing potential judges, bro. You want make we vote you commot? Lolz @ Vampires and Cowards ![]() |
@Laplacian abeg, na TaE method I used. ![]() Anyways, I started the hunt by simplifying my choice for the first term, so I set a=1. Next, I looked for the closest square: 4. I choose 3 as the second term so that 1(3)+1=4. But the third term 5 didnt work since 1(5)+1=6, even though 3(5)+1=16. So, I began shopping for the next closer square: 9. I then re-choose 8 as my second term so that 1( +1=9. Now, the third term is 15. 1(15)+1=16. 8(15)+1=121. Purrrrrrrrfect! ![]() Took 2 mins though, but I know that my next search for the next triple may take hours. Maybe am lucky with these triples 1, 8, 15. ![]() Simplifying my choice for a by setting "a=1" helped a lot since it tells you that the possible second term has to be "perfect square minus 1" for obvious reasons. disclaimer: "a" can be any integer apart from 1 though. Using TaE method, it is good to fix the first term since the possible second terms comes handy. The third term is the "make or mar" term. For example in 1,3,5, the term 5 marred it since 1(5)+1 is not a perfect square. Next, it is interesting to note that any three consecutive even/odd numbers(except 0,2,4) nearly satisfies it. This is an indirect consequence of difference of two squares. Maybe this "nearly" property triggered your research? Proposition No three consecutive even/odd numbers satisfies Laplacian's question ![]() Proof Let a be an integer and common difference d=2. Then the three consecutive even/odd numbers are a, a + 2, a +4 Now, a(a+2)+1=a2+2a+1=(a+1)2, which is a perfect square. (a+2)(a+4)+1=a2+6a+9=(a+3)2, again, a perfect square. [s]two pefect squares already. No wonder the "nearly satisfication" claim[/s]But, a(a+4)+1=a2+4a+1=(a+2)2-3, which is not, in general, a perfect square, except if (a+2)2=4, in which case a=0, a+2=2, a+4=4 (or a=-4, a+2=-2, a+4=0). No wonder 0, 2, 4 and -4, -2, 0 are nice brides ![]() The proof is complete. ![]() Lemme stop here. ![]() |
Laplacian: thanks ma'am...but only non-zero integers are allowedokaay, Sir Laps. There you go: 1, 8, 15. -1, -8, -15. Need more? |
Laplacian: ...pls i need help with this questoin...either a solution or an idea is welcome... |
Laplacian: ...pls i need help with this questoin...either a solution or an idea is welcome...Hi Mr Laps, the numbers are 0, 2, 4. ![]() |
Commenting on threads started by "Nobodies" is kinda awkward and insulting on our sensibilities. Mods and Seun, please do something about that. Thanks!!! |
Calculusf(x):Hi bro Calculusf(x), sorry, I have to disagree with you here. x^x^x is not equal to (x^x)^x, but rather x^(x^x). I am sorry if you haven't looked at it this way. Please, look for your dy/dx again. Cheers! |
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ... 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 (of 174 pages)


>'(

