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Re: find the function
« Reply #25 on: Sep 18th, 2007, 11:32pm » |
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You focus so much on stuff being wrong that you don't focus on what is right(not that I'm saying that what I say is wrong).
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Re: find the function
« Reply #26 on: Sep 19th, 2007, 12:44am » |
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HE DID NOT! He called everyone odacious. 
Quote:| You focus so much on stuff being wrong that you don't focus on what is right(not that I'm saying that what I say is wrong). |
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If you plan to admit that you are incorrect, leave it that way until someone says that you are correct.
P.S. Please excuse my troll baiting.
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Re: find the function
« Reply #27 on: Sep 19th, 2007, 6:08am » |
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on Sep 18th, 2007, 11:32pm, srn347 wrote:| (not that I'm saying that what I say is wrong). |
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And that, in a nutshell, is the problem: in 338 posts you have never once admitted you were wrong, even when it was blindingly obvious. [AnneRobinson]You are the weakest link; goodbye.[/AnneRobinson]
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Re: find the function
« Reply #28 on: Sep 19th, 2007, 6:29am » |
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You see what I mean?! I'm the only one trying to solve this riddle, and you're trying to stop me.
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Re: find the function
« Reply #29 on: Sep 19th, 2007, 7:19am » |
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on Sep 19th, 2007, 6:29am, srn347 wrote:| You see what I mean?! I'm the only one trying to solve this riddle, and you're trying to stop me. |
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What I see is that you ignore all well-meant attempts of correcting your misconceptions of mathematics. And consequently people get fed up with you and your posts.
If you really want to solve this puzzle, you should first understand the concepts it relies on; you clearly don't, and you won't listen to anyone trying to explain it to you.
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Re: find the function
« Reply #30 on: Sep 19th, 2007, 8:36am » |
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on Sep 18th, 2007, 11:32pm, srn347 wrote:( [AnneRobinson]You are the weakest link; goodbye.[/AnneRobinson]
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I am surprised they show Brit quiz shows in Michigan.
(Sorry SMQ, I have edited your post by mistake.  I clicked Modify instead of Quote. I hope you can rectify it.)
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Re: find the function
« Reply #31 on: Sep 19th, 2007, 8:43am » |
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on Sep 19th, 2007, 8:36am, ThudanBlunder wrote:| (Sorry SMQ, I have edited your post by mistake. Will try to rectify.) |
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One of the pitfalls of moderatorship, editing when you think you're quoting. 
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Re: find the function
« Reply #32 on: Sep 19th, 2007, 8:51am » |
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on Sep 19th, 2007, 8:36am, ThudanBlunder wrote:
I am surprised they show Brit quiz shows in Michigan. |
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Not generally -- although BBC America does show a few -- but the networks over here are notorious for taking show ideas from you Brits, and Anne Robinson also hosted the US version of Weakest Link for a while.
Quote:| (Sorry SMQ, I have edited your post by mistake. I clicked Modify instead of Quote. I hope you can rectify it.) |
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No problem; I think it's fixed now.
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Re: find the function
« Reply #33 on: Sep 19th, 2007, 4:19pm » |
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Since f(0)=0, the function involves no addition or subtraction(except in terms of n).
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Re: find the function
« Reply #34 on: Sep 20th, 2007, 7:30am » |
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on Jan 4th, 2006, 12:40pm, JocK wrote:Any function f obtained from pairing distinct positive integers k and n such that
f(-k) = -n
f(-n) = +k
f(+n) = -k
f(+k) = +n
suffices (if complemented with f(0) = 0).
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And this form is necessary.
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Re: find the function
« Reply #35 on: Sep 20th, 2007, 6:30pm » |
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on Sep 19th, 2007, 8:36am, ThudanBlunder wrote:| (Sorry SMQ, I have edited your post by mistake. I clicked Modify instead of Quote. I hope you can rectify it.) |
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SMQ, could you add a function to your Greasemonkey script? There doesn't seem to be an easy way to check whether an action=modify page is using moderator powers though. One way to do it would be on an action=display page, for each "Modify" link whose author is distinct from the $USER in "Hey, $USER" at the top of the page, append "#foo=bar" to the link. Then on an action=modify page, you could check for this and invert the colors on the textarea, or put a frame around it, or something like that.
Or maybe, when you click on a modify link other than your own, it pops up an alert for confirmation.
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Re: find the function
« Reply #36 on: Sep 20th, 2007, 8:21pm » |
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If you people would cooperate, we would already have solved it. I've already done most of the work(not to brag). Let's see somebody else do something.
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Re: find the function
« Reply #37 on: Sep 21st, 2007, 12:54am » |
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on Sep 20th, 2007, 8:21pm, srn347 wrote:| If you people would cooperate, we would already have solved it. I've already done most of the work(not to brag). Let's see somebody else do something. |
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Not to rain on your parade, but it was already solved in the first 7 posts.
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Re: find the function
« Reply #38 on: Sep 21st, 2007, 6:14pm » |
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You mean the link? What does x' mean though?
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Re: find the function
« Reply #39 on: Sep 22nd, 2007, 3:06am » |
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on Sep 21st, 2007, 6:14pm, srn347 wrote:| You mean the link? What does x' mean though? |
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I meant specifically the 2nd and 7th post of this thread.
In that other thread, x' is just another real number distinct from the x that was chosen. It might have been called y instead of x'.
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Re: find the function
« Reply #40 on: Sep 23rd, 2007, 10:45am » |
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It still hasn't been solved. The k thing is just a hint, not the answer. Also, g(1)=1, g(q)=l, g(l)=1/q, g(1/q)=1/l, g(1/l)=q.
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Re: find the function
« Reply #41 on: Sep 23rd, 2007, 10:56am » |
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on Sep 23rd, 2007, 10:45am, srn347 wrote:| It still hasn't been solved. The k thing is just a hint, not the answer. |
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It isn't just a hint, it precisely defines a whole class of solutions.
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Re: find the function
« Reply #42 on: Sep 23rd, 2007, 11:17am » |
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But it still doesn't answer it.
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Re: find the function
« Reply #43 on: Sep 23rd, 2007, 12:15pm » |
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on Sep 23rd, 2007, 11:17am, srn347 wrote:| But it still doesn't answer it. |
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Yes it does.
Look, if you can't grasp the solution, that's fine. But that's no reason to dismiss it.
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Re: find the function
« Reply #44 on: Sep 23rd, 2007, 2:49pm » |
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What is k? It has to be an integer, but if I ask for the f of a specific n(like 10), the k thing wouldn't help.
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Re: find the function
« Reply #45 on: Sep 23rd, 2007, 3:08pm » |
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on Sep 23rd, 2007, 2:49pm, srn347 wrote:| What is k? It has to be an integer, but if I ask for the f of a specific n(like 10), the k thing wouldn't help. |
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Sure it does. It tells me I can pick any (unpaired) positive integer and pair it with n=10, and f behaves precisely as desired for n and k.
You could pair each odd positive integer with the following even positive integer. But there are many other ways that work just as well.
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Re: find the function
« Reply #47 on: Sep 23rd, 2007, 8:13pm » |
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I no longer feel bad about considering a ban of srn. After this display, I'm all for immediate action.
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Re: find the function
« Reply #48 on: Sep 23rd, 2007, 8:33pm » |
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Do you believe that the same God who gave us reason, purpose, and sense wants us to forgo their use? if you ban me, that's what you'll be doing.
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Re: find the function
« Reply #49 on: Sep 23rd, 2007, 9:03pm » |
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on Sep 23rd, 2007, 8:33pm, srn347 wrote:| Do you believe that the same God who gave us reason, purpose, and sense wants us to forgo their use? |
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Do you believe that the same God who gave us sense, reason, and intellect intended us to forgo their use? - Galileo
Do you not believe that the same God who gave us Google, Copy, and Paste, wants you to forgo their use?
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