+1094 September 5, 2020:
I can’t believe it is already the 5th!
I would like to introduce to you a pet of mine, the headlesschicken.
He follows me around, and if I ever get annoyed at a user, he is the account I will use to calm myself down. So, if you ever find him anywhere, (he is always getting lost), stay calm, even though he might be an ugly sight.
Anyways, here are the members that have answered with proper answers:
- asinus
- Alan
- jugoslav
- Dragan
- joliel3
You might have noticed, I have never put my name in there, whether I answered or not. It would be weird if I did though...and not so modest. headlesschicken reminded me that modesty is very important, so he erased my name off the answerers list.
How to submit an answer:
Okay, everybody should know how to submit an answer...right?
Yes, that is true, but some answers are a pain to look at! (okay, maybe not a pain, but it could be better ;P )
Let me ask you a question. Would you rather look at an answer that is like this:
We know that x is = to y so we can say that 2x = 2y. From here, we also see that x > 78 and y is less than 80. This will tell us that 2x is equal to 2y is useless, and therefore we must not use it for any case. After some math we see that the only integer solution is x and y = 79 because that is what the inequalities tell us. And that is the end of my answer hope it helps u please give like and have a nice day.
Or would you like to see an answer like this:
To begin this question, we see that x is equal to y.
x = y
To find the integer value of x and y, we need some guidelines. Using the information that we know, we can say:
x > 78
y < 80
In other words:
78 < x, y < 80
This means that we need to find the number that is between 78 and 80. We see that there is only one number, and that is 79. Therefore, x and y are equal to 79.
Obviously, we would like the second one much better, right? I know that it takes WAY longer to write that, but trust me, you don’t need to lift your bottom off that couch or change out of those pjs that you have been wearing for three days in a row.
So starting from now, each wrap (maybe not forever) will have a writing tip for you to better structure your answer.
Here is today’s tip: Give your equations their own line. It makes it SO much easier to read, and it looks much more organized.
Problem of the day:
Though this is a math forum, there have not been questions that make you go: AHA! I know what to do now!
So, to sharpen everyone’s “logic” skills, I have brought to you a question for you to solve.
2014 AIME Problem 8
The positive integers N and N2 both end in the same sequence of four digits abcd when written in base 10, where digit a is not zero. Find the three-digit number abc.
This problem CAN be done with guess and checking, BUT, there is a mathematical way to do it, because the answer is actually quite BIG. DO NOT POST THE ANSWER AS A REPLY TO THIS THREAD.
Bug news:
There have been quite a few bugs lately, some that you might have noticed, some that might have slipped through.
There was one bug that was fixed very recently. Before, you could not press the down arrow on the leaderboard or the watchlist unless you were on the main page. Now, you can!
And….that wraps up the wrap!
- ilorty
