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How far can we get?

 

Here are the rules:

 

Use four 4's and operators (+,-,*,/,!,^, and square roots, concatenation) to get whole numbers. We can only go in order.

 

\(0={(4-(\sqrt4}*\sqrt4))^{4!}\)

\(1=\frac{44}{44}\)

 

See if you can get 2 and then 3 and then 4 and then 5 and so on...

 May 19, 2017
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I am not very good at these.....but here's ones for 2 and 3 and 4:

 

2 = \(\frac{4*4}{4+4}\)

 

3 =  \(\sqrt{4}+\sqrt4-\frac44\)

 

4 = \(4! - 4*4 - 4\)

 

Also...what do you mean by concatenation?

I looked it up but I still don't really know what it is

 

*edit*

I accidentally put 5 fours for 2...thanks to geno for letting me know!! smiley

 May 19, 2017
edited by hectictar  May 19, 2017
edited by hectictar  May 19, 2017
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Good job, hectictar!

 

Concatenation means the action of linking together. For example, 44 is a concatenation, or a link, of a 4 and another 4. Makes sense, no? It's an easier concept to explain than to say the vocab word...

 

Anyway, here comes the next few.

 

\(5=\sqrt4+\sqrt4+\frac{4}{4}\)

\(6=\frac{4!}{4+4}*\sqrt4\)

Guest May 19, 2017
edited by Guest  May 19, 2017
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Ah okay..thanks for the explanation!  smiley

 

Here's a 7, 8, and 9...(...These ones seemed a little too easy surprise )

 

\( 7=4+4-\frac44 \\~\\ 8=4+4*\frac44 \\~\\ 9=4+4+\frac44\)

 May 19, 2017
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\(10=4+4+4-\sqrt4 \)

\(11=\frac{44}{\sqrt4^{\sqrt4}}\)

\(12=\sqrt4(\sqrt4+\sqrt4+\sqrt4)\)

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 May 19, 2017
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Here's some more   (without concatenation ) 

 

4! / √4   -  4 / 4   =    24 / 2  -  1   =    12  -  1    =   11

 

4! / √4  + 4/4   =   24/2  + 1   =  12 + 1  =  13

 

4! / √4   + 4 / √4   =   24/2  + 4/2  =  12  + 2  = 14

 

4*4  - 4/4    =  16 - 1   = 15

 

4 + 4 + 4 + 4  = 16

 

4 * 4   +   4/4    =   16 + 1  = 17

 

4 * 4   + 4 / √4  =  16   + 4/2   =   16  + 2    =  18

 

4!  - 4  -  4/4   =   24  - 4 - 1   =   19

 

4!/√4  + 4 + 4   =   24/2 + 4 + 4  =  12 + 4 + 4   = 12 + 8 =  20

 

4! - 4 + 4/4  =   24  - 4  + 1   =  20 + 1  =  21

 

4! -  4 + 4/√4   =  24 - 4 + 4/2  =  24 - 4 + 2   =  20 + 2  = 22

 

4! -  (√4 *√4) / 4   =  24 - (2 *2)/4  =  24 - 4/4  = 24 - 1 = 23

 

4! - 4/√4  + √4  =   24 - 4/2 + 2  =   24  - 2  + 2   =  22 + 2  =  24

 

 

cool cool cool

 May 19, 2017
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I guess that I will continue the trend, but my answers aren't too creative...

 

\(26=4!+\sqrt{4}+4-4\)

\(27=4!+\sqrt{4}+\frac{4}{4}\)

\(28=4!+\sqrt{4}+\frac{4}{\sqrt{4}}\)

\(29=4!+4+\frac{4}{4}\)

\(30=4!+4+\frac{4}{\sqrt{4}}\)

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