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398=964
118=164
356=936
423=?
What does 423 equal?
118=164
356=936
423=?
What does 423 equal?
MHB What is the missing number in this mathematical puzzle? 423=?
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Seemingly by some mathematical coincidence, a hexagon of sides 2,2,7,7, 11, and 11 can be inscribed in a circle of radius 7. The other day I saw a math problem on line, which they said came from a Polish Olympiad, where you compute the length x of the 3rd side which is the same as the radius, so that the sides of length 2,x, and 11 are inscribed on the arc of a semi-circle. The law of cosines applied twice gives the answer for x of exactly 7, but the arithmetic is so complex that the...
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I was watching the following video. I found some points confusing. Could you please help me to understand the gaps? Thanks, in advance!
Question 1:
Around 4:22, the video says the following.
So for those mathematicians, negative numbers didn't exist. You could subtract, that is find the difference between two positive quantities, but you couldn't have a negative answer or negative coefficients. Mathematicians were so averse to negative numbers that there was no single quadratic...
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