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An Advanced, extremly hard, impossible math question

Zilam
29-11-2005, 05:02
I have seen a few of these on here lately..So in light of that, i have decided to make one of my own...here it is

1x=1

now figure out what x is equal too...


This is a tough one guys. i will grant immortality to those that get it right
Antikythera
29-11-2005, 05:04
x=1 :)
FireAntz
29-11-2005, 05:04
1 or -1
Antikythera
29-11-2005, 05:05
1 or -1
1
Dakini
29-11-2005, 05:06
x=1 :)
What s/he said.
Dakini
29-11-2005, 05:07
1 or -1
If it was x^2n where n is an integer, that would be true....
Zilam
29-11-2005, 05:08
Well so far..you are all correct... you are all now immortals.. ( i do hope you all know this was a bs thread :D )
Posi
29-11-2005, 05:11
Well so far..you are all correct... you are all now immortals.. ( i do hope you all know this was a bs thread :D )
OK Zilam, what is the equation, in general form, of a line tangent to f(x)=x^(-1)+3x^2 at the point where x=6?
Antikythera
29-11-2005, 05:14
i knew it was, but i still had to try and good thing that i did because now iam imortial :D yahooooooooooo:D
Lacadaemon
29-11-2005, 05:17
The real answer is spam. As will soon be shown.
Ginnoria
29-11-2005, 05:22
OK Zilam, what is the equation, in general form, of a line tangent to f(x)=x^(-1)+3x^2 at the point (6,649/6)?

y = 39849x - 264955995

EDIT: In standard form, 39849x - y = 264955995 if you want to pick nits :)
The Zoogie People
29-11-2005, 05:25
I got y=6648.9999x - 3684100.083. Could be wrong, may have missed a parenthesis or something in my calculator. Couldn't you just have x equal 2?
Ginnoria
29-11-2005, 05:27
I got y=6648.9999x - 3684100.083. Could be wrong, may have missed a parenthesis or something in my calculator. Couldn't you just have x equal 2?

Well I did round those very large numbers. They were along the lines of 39849.9999 or so anyway.

And no, x is 6649 at the point Posi is interested in
Itinerate Tree Dweller
29-11-2005, 05:30
x = (42 - 41)
Antikythera
29-11-2005, 05:33
now please give your answers in both polar and rectangular coordinates:D
[/insert evil laugh/]
Posi
29-11-2005, 05:41
Well I did round those very large numbers. They were along the lines of 39849.9999 or so anyway.

And no, x is 6649 at the point Posi is interested in
No I meant x is 6.
The Zoogie People
29-11-2005, 05:46
Well I did round those very large numbers. They were along the lines of 39849.9999 or so anyway.

And no, x is 6649 at the point Posi is interested in

Well, the point was 6,649/6 if I'm not mistaken, and I put that into the derivative, 6x - 1/(x^2), and came out with 6648.9999...yeah.


....

I stand corrected. He meant 6. In which case I now have y = 35.972x - 107.6


now please give your answers in both polar and rectangular coordinates
[/insert evil laugh/]


Never! I defy you!
Ginnoria
29-11-2005, 05:49
No I meant x is 6.

What do you mean? Does x = 6649, 1108.16, or 6? You said, 'at the point (6649/6)'. I took that to mean (6649, 6) because a single value isn't a point ... which is it?
Qwystyria
29-11-2005, 06:09
For those of you with higher math type education and know that Sqrt(-1)=i

1=1
1=Sqrt(1)
1=Sqrt((-1)(-1))
1=Sqrt(-1)Sqrt(-1)
1=i*i
1=i^2
1=-1

Thus, if 1x=1
and 1=-1
x could be 1 or -1.

(This can also prove that 2=0, so 1=0, and I never divided by 0. So there.)
Dakini
29-11-2005, 06:12
For those of you with higher math type education and know that Sqrt(-1)=i

1=1
1=Sqrt(1)
1=Sqrt((-1)(-1))
1=Sqrt(-1)Sqrt(-1)
1=i*i
1=i^2
1=-1

Thus, if 1x=1
and 1=-1
x could be 1 or -1.

(This can also prove that 2=0, so 1=0, and I never divided by 0. So there.)
Generally there's something wrong with those proofs.

But I hate proofs so I'm not going to bother. :S
Ginnoria
29-11-2005, 06:18
For those of you with higher math type education and know that Sqrt(-1)=i

1=1
1=Sqrt(1)
1=Sqrt((-1)(-1))
1=Sqrt(-1)Sqrt(-1)
1=i*i
1=i^2
1=-1

Thus, if 1x=1
and 1=-1
x could be 1 or -1.

(This can also prove that 2=0, so 1=0, and I never divided by 0. So there.)

Yeah, only you can't do that in a proof.

Kind of like saying
Sqrt(4) = Sqrt(4)
-2 = 2
Rotovia-
29-11-2005, 06:29
This thread = Spam^2
Posi
29-11-2005, 07:17
What do you mean? Does x = 6649, 1108.16, or 6? You said, 'at the point (6649/6)'. I took that to mean (6649, 6) because a single value isn't a point ... which is it?
I mean (6, 108.1666r) or x=6, y=108.666r

I originally typed (6,649/6), where the "/" was used to indicate that y was a fraction.
Non-violent Adults
29-11-2005, 07:29
x =
The Squeaky Rat
29-11-2005, 08:02
now please give your answers in both polar and rectangular coordinates:D
[/insert evil laugh/]

Assuming y=0 and z=0: (1,0,0) and (1,0,0) :p
Tawnos
29-11-2005, 08:12
polar: 1<0 (< is the angle symbol... too lazy to look it up on character map)

rectangular: 1 + j0 (j = i for us electrical types)

x = y - z where y = z + 1
x = y/z where y = z
x = y*z where y = 1/z or z = 1/y

x = j^4n, where n is any integer value
Conscribed Comradeship
29-11-2005, 19:14
I don't need to answer as I am immortal already, so far, at any rate.
Conscribed Comradeship
29-11-2005, 19:50
Fine, don't laugh at my amusing joke.
Randomlittleisland
29-11-2005, 19:53
42!!!