Who can figure out this math problem/sequence? I like stuff like this haha

gmag21 · 09-19-2009, 01:28 AM

Question #1

If A=1 and B=1 ... Then that means.....

A² = BA
A²-B² = BA - B²
(A-B)(A+B) = B(A-B)
(A-B)(A+B) / (A-B) = B(A-B) / (A-B)
[A-B's cancel out]
A+B = B
2 = 1

2 cannot equal 1. Why? (There is an error, find it)

Question #2

Find the next row in this sequence..

Hint: It is a READING problem not a MATH problem. Do not add or subtract any numbers; just read each row from top to bottom and determine the next row! (also the numbers are NOT read like one, eleven, twenty one... ect, it is reading individual numbers row by row!

1
1 1
2 1
1 2 1 1
1 1 1 2 2 1
----next row---- ?

Grant

jayson71 · 09-19-2009, 01:42 AM

Ask the guy who ranked the Mustang higher than the Camaro. He knows this kind of math.

Justin · 09-19-2009, 01:45 AM

Question 1:

Question 2: 312211.

Justin · 09-19-2009, 02:06 AM

Here's an interesting logic problem.

You're in the land of the Knights and the Knaves. Knights tell the truth no matter what, Knaves lie no matter what. You're walking and approach a split in the road. One way will take you to your destination, the other will lead to your death. There are two men standing there, one is a Knight, the other a Knave, but you don't know which is the Knight and which is the Knave. You can ask them only one question. What can you ask to find out which way to go?

lil_chef · 09-19-2009, 02:07 AM

You ask "which way would the person next to you tell me to go?"

in which case the liar would point down the path of doom, and the knight will tell you like wise. so you go the opposite direction

zebra · 09-19-2009, 02:32 AM

#1: (A-B) = 0
#2: you got me
#3: i'm with lil_chef in asking which way the other would say & then go down the opposite path

*Mindz* · 09-19-2009, 09:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Justin

Question 1:

Question 2: 312211.

Quote:

Originally Posted by lil_chef

You ask "which way would the person next to you tell me to go?"

in which case the liar would point down the path of doom, and the knight will tell you like wise. so you go the opposite direction

Two men are exploring the lost tombs of the pyramids at Giza and uncover an old lamp. They follow the age-old tale and rub it, and out pops a genie. The genie says,

"Well I'm only allowed to grant three wishes to my master, who can only be one."

The men begin bickering like children.
"I saw it first!"
"I touched it first!"

Finally the genie snaps its fingers and the men are outside the pyamid next to their camels and supplies. The genie then points to an oasis on the horizon...

"My master will be the one who's camel comes in last in a race to that oasis. That man will get the three wishes they are entitled too."

The men immediately hop on their camels and begin sprinting towards the oasis. One man begins to think and begins slowing gradually. Then the other man begins to do the same. They slow and they slow until finally the two men are at a standstill, both refusing to move another inch.

The genie appears one more time and gives them two words of advice that allow them to finish the race.

What were these two words?

gmag21 · 09-19-2009, 11:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Justin

Question 1:

Question 2: 312211.

Correct! 50 points to justin

Justin · 09-19-2009, 12:15 PM

The second one is a reading problem. In the first line there is one 1, so the second row is 11. Since there are two ones in that, the third row is 21, etc.

Camaro509 · 09-19-2009, 12:28 PM

Chuck Norris CAN divide by zero and the Genie says "switch camels".

lil_chef · 09-20-2009, 12:15 PM

The genie is way out of line giving orders to his masters and should be banished from the realm.

"prima"Donna · 09-20-2009, 01:09 PM

MY BRAIN HURTS!!!...lol...

maguilar496 · 09-20-2009, 03:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lil_chef

The genie is way out of line giving orders to his masters and should be banished from the realm.

FNKNSTN · 09-20-2009, 04:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gmag21

Question #1

If A=1 and B=1 ... Then that means.....

A² = BA
A²-B² = BA - B²
(A-B)(A+B) = B(A-B)
(A-B)(A+B) / (A-B) = B(A-B) / (A-B)
[A-B's cancel out]
A+B = B
2 = 1

2 cannot equal 1. Why? (There is an error, find it)

Question #2

Find the next row in this sequence..

Hint: It is a READING problem not a MATH problem. Do not add or subtract any numbers; just read each row from top to bottom and determine the next row! (also the numbers are NOT read like one, eleven, twenty one... ect, it is reading individual numbers row by row!

1
1 1
2 1
1 2 1 1
1 1 1 2 2 1
----next row---- ?

Grant

Is this a trick question? Like how every guy is SUPPOSED to know that he has to double the number that a girl gives for her own weight on the internet in order to get a logical number?

09-19-2009, 02:06 AM	#4
Justin Camaro5's Cell Phone Geek Drives: '02 V6 Camaro. 5 speed manual. Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 406	Here's an interesting logic problem. You're in the land of the Knights and the Knaves. Knights tell the truth no matter what, Knaves lie no matter what. You're walking and approach a split in the road. One way will take you to your destination, the other will lead to your death. There are two men standing there, one is a Knight, the other a Knave, but you don't know which is the Knight and which is the Knave. You can ask them only one question. What can you ask to find out which way to go? __________________ 2SS RJT with black rally stripes, RS package, sunroof, painted engine block cover. It's either that or a damned similar 'vert in a few years.

09-19-2009, 02:32 AM	#6
zebra just can't seem to leave Drives: your mom wild!! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: cold & windy Posts: 10,625 View My Garage	#1: (A-B) = 0 #2: you got me #3: i'm with lil_chef in asking which way the other would say & then go down the opposite path __________________ Eve ('00 FRC): hot-air intake Rowan ('09 H3): 5spd mom-mobile Penny ('99 Sierra): 5.3 / HD 5spd... gone but not forgotten Samson ('18 HD): compounded 408

09-19-2009, 12:15 PM	#9
Justin Camaro5's Cell Phone Geek Drives: '02 V6 Camaro. 5 speed manual. Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 406	The second one is a reading problem. In the first line there is one 1, so the second row is 11. Since there are two ones in that, the third row is 21, etc. __________________ 2SS RJT with black rally stripes, RS package, sunroof, painted engine block cover. It's either that or a damned similar 'vert in a few years.

09-19-2009, 12:28 PM	#10
Camaro509 Drives: 2010 2SS/RS Black Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Kansas Posts: 1,085	Chuck Norris CAN divide by zero and the Genie says "switch camels". __________________ Understeer, Oversteer, Wheel Alignment (Camber etc), Torque, Horsepower, Camaro Fold for team 11108 to help find a cure! Folding@home Stanford's Research DC Program.

09-20-2009, 01:09 PM	#12
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09-19-2009, 01:28 AM	#1
gmag21 gmag21 Drives: 2010 Camaro 1SS/RS Join Date: May 2009 Location: Lafayette/Kingwood Posts: 336	Who can figure out this math problem/sequence? I like stuff like this haha Question #1 If A=1 and B=1 ... Then that means..... A² = BA A²-B² = BA - B² (A-B)(A+B) = B(A-B) (A-B)(A+B) / (A-B) = B(A-B) / (A-B) [A-B's cancel out] A+B = B 2 = 1 2 cannot equal 1. Why? (There is an error, find it) Question #2 Find the next row in this sequence.. Hint: It is a READING problem not a MATH problem. Do not add or subtract any numbers; just read each row from top to bottom and determine the next row! (also the numbers are NOT read like one, eleven, twenty one... ect, it is reading individual numbers row by row! 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 ----next row---- ? Grant __________________ L99 \| Billyboat Exhaust, American Racing Headers, Pfadt Springs and Sways, Tune \| 350 whp / 371 tq

09-19-2009, 01:42 AM	#2
jayson71 Drives: 2010 Victory Red Camaro Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Sacramento California Posts: 283 View My Garage	Ask the guy who ranked the Mustang higher than the Camaro. He knows this kind of math.

09-19-2009, 01:45 AM	#3
Justin Camaro5's Cell Phone Geek Drives: '02 V6 Camaro. 5 speed manual. Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 406	Question 1: Question 2: 312211. __________________ 2SS RJT with black rally stripes, RS package, sunroof, painted engine block cover. It's either that or a damned similar 'vert in a few years.

09-19-2009, 02:07 AM	#5
lil_chef Banned Drives: 2010 Mustang GT Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Jacksonville Posts: 1,823	You ask "which way would the person next to you tell me to go?" in which case the liar would point down the path of doom, and the knight will tell you like wise. so you go the opposite direction

09-20-2009, 12:15 PM	#11
lil_chef Banned Drives: 2010 Mustang GT Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Jacksonville Posts: 1,823	The genie is way out of line giving orders to his masters and should be banished from the realm.

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