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ChildOfThePride
June 27th, 2004, 05:56 PM
They will each get 5 1/2 between them.

ChildOfThePride
June 27th, 2004, 06:03 PM
Oh! Sorry. 11 bugs will be shared between them.

ChildOfThePride
June 27th, 2004, 06:09 PM
Each will get 4 bugs.

ChildOfThePride
June 27th, 2004, 06:20 PM
I'm probably wrong because I forgot PT, but I'm going to guess 2041 m?

ChildOfThePride
June 27th, 2004, 06:29 PM
I edited it. Hopefully it's right.

ChildOfThePride
June 27th, 2004, 06:30 PM
D'oh! Is it cheating if I do a bit of Googling on PT?

ChildOfThePride
June 27th, 2004, 06:52 PM
Once again, edited :)

kcnmttcnn
June 27th, 2004, 08:34 PM
"the diagonal measures 13 metres up until the point where it is longer than the 12 metres"
that part kinda confuses me, but i'll assume it as what i think it means ;)
5 meters?

kcnmttcnn
June 27th, 2004, 08:57 PM
1134.14 square meters

kcnmttcnn
June 27th, 2004, 09:11 PM
yeah, that's what i meant :cheese:

unregistered user
June 27th, 2004, 09:47 PM
I'll have to get batteries for my TI 83 Calculator.......:D

unregistered user
June 27th, 2004, 10:00 PM
Think I got it......(without calculator).....could it be 0....
the graph only touches the x-axis at x= -1

Simba_TLK
June 28th, 2004, 12:02 AM
Originally posted by SimbaTheLion
Puzzle 5:

"Ok Zazu, try turning round and thinking about this..." Simba smirks. "What is the area enclosed by the line x^2+2x-1 and the x-axis if you were the plot them on a graph?" he laughs.

is the answer 4.3096 units^2 (4dp) :D
im a litte rusty on this maths, but i think thats the answer :p :confused:

unregistered user
June 28th, 2004, 01:21 AM
UGH!!!

"EVIL!" ~Amish

That's what this thread is! Math is unhealthy for you!

Simba_2004
June 28th, 2004, 06:21 AM
Originally posted by Balamwezi
I'll have to get batteries for my TI 83 Calculator.......:D

i've got the Silver Plus Edition of that calculator, it rocks!!! :cheese:

kcnmttcnn
June 28th, 2004, 06:53 AM
Originally posted by Simba_2004
i've got the Silver Plus Edition of that calculator, it rocks!!! :cheese:

woah! me too!
my batteries just died today though... :(

Simba_2004
June 28th, 2004, 07:28 AM
my batteries died so i gave it to my brother so he can worry about it ;)

unregistered user
June 28th, 2004, 07:32 AM
Originally posted by Nuka
UGH!!!

"EVIL!" ~Amish

That's what this thread is! Math is unhealthy for you!

You're right! *head explodes ...* o.O!
:eek::D:evilgrin:

unregistered user
June 28th, 2004, 07:35 AM
... are you really 14 SimbaTheLion?, cos mate thats pretty advanced, but then again im in remedial maths...:confused:

unregistered user
June 28th, 2004, 07:49 AM
*Sonique21837?, gets supercomputer to do his math for him Muahahaha XD!!!*
:evilgrin:

Only-now
June 28th, 2004, 09:23 AM
Sorry....nvmind..i was really asleep...lol..answered the wrong one..lol..forget that.

unregistered user
June 28th, 2004, 09:37 AM
Nuka, I agree with you!

And thanks for letting me stay with the warthogs ;)

Simba_TLK
June 28th, 2004, 09:46 AM
Originally posted by SimbaTheLion
"Ok Zazu, try turning round and thinking about this..." Simba smirks. "What is the area enclosed by the line x^2+2x-1 and the x-axis if you were the plot them on a graph?" he laughs.

ok ok....forget my previous answer that was wrong :p

now i got this answer: 3.7712 units^2 (4dp)
if you want the exact number then it is: 8*sqrt(2)/3 :D.....i think :confused:

if this isnt right, i give up :p :lol:

Mabatu
June 28th, 2004, 01:49 PM
:eww: I'm just looking at my maths book now. This calculation involves integration doesn't it? Well we havn't covered that in detail yet so i hav no idea! :p

We have only just finished dealing with antidifferentiation ;)

Kovu
June 28th, 2004, 02:47 PM
Yup, integration... i kinda forgot how to do those.
What's next? Arithmitic and Geometric Progression? Please, anything but that. http://img69.photobucket.com/albums/v210/KovuLKD/Smilie18.jpg

unregistered user
June 28th, 2004, 07:04 PM
*stares wide eyed and stupified.* O_O *watches as his IQ plummets below lowest record* <<

See, math = bad.

....AH! I used a math sign!!! It's taking over *runs around screaming*

unregistered user
June 28th, 2004, 10:32 PM
Oh, okay, I don't feel like an absolute idiot then ^^

Simba_TLK
June 28th, 2004, 11:15 PM
Originally posted by SimbaTheLion
Puzzle 6:
Simplify this...
tan(90?-A)-[(cot?Asin?(90?-A)]/(cotA+cosA)

ok, now this is getting hard :p, i havent done trig in a long time :lol:

ill give it a go...:confused:

is the answer: cos?A/(cotA+cosA) :cheese:

unregistered user
June 28th, 2004, 11:47 PM
*head implodes from all the math* oO...

Simba_TLK
June 28th, 2004, 11:50 PM
Originally posted by Sonique21837?
*head implodes from all the math* oO...

yeah it will do that to you :lol:
usually in the exam :p

Simba_2004
June 28th, 2004, 11:50 PM
Originally posted by Sonique21837?
*head implodes from all the math* oO...

:confused: i thought your head explodes?

unregistered user
June 28th, 2004, 11:52 PM
Originally posted by Simba_2004
:confused: i thought your head explodes?

IT DOES IT ALL MUAHAHAHA XD!
:wicked:

Vidan
June 29th, 2004, 01:05 AM
Originally posted by Sonique21837?
IT DOES IT ALL MUAHAHAHA XD!
:wicked:

It slices and dices all by itself :gasp:

nafklt
June 29th, 2004, 01:09 AM
Originally posted by Sonique21837?
*head implodes from all the math* oO...

Can I order the minced brains too?:cheese:

kcnmttcnn
June 29th, 2004, 01:23 AM
dont forget to cook it before you eat it

nafklt
June 29th, 2004, 01:33 AM
*Cooks the brains and feeds it to the fish* MUHAHAHAHA! Uh-Oh! *Fish mutates and turns into a whale* Aaahh! *Runs and hides behind Pride Rock*

unregistered user
June 29th, 2004, 12:59 PM
Sorry, my brain is full of nothing but fat and gristle. How did that happen! Me thinks i need the miracle of science to figure that one out.
:lol:

King Simba
June 29th, 2004, 03:38 PM
I dont even have one... ;)
so your lucky dude!

unregistered user
June 29th, 2004, 03:38 PM
Have you misplaced it??? :o

Kovu
June 29th, 2004, 03:59 PM
Originally posted by SimbaTheLion
Puzzle 6:
Simplify this...
tan(90?-A)-[(cot?Asin?(90?-A)]/(cotA+cosA)

There's a syntax error in there.
The green open bracket wasn't closed later in the line.
http://img69.photobucket.com/albums/v210/KovuLKD/Smilie25.jpg

King Simba
June 29th, 2004, 04:01 PM
Originally posted by Boos
Have you misplaced it??? :o

I donated it to president Bush, in order to help him give better speaches ;)

nafklt
June 29th, 2004, 04:40 PM
Originally posted by King Simba
I donated it to president Bush, in order to help him give better speaches ;)

LOL! Paul Martin needs one too!:cheese:

kcnmttcnn
June 30th, 2004, 01:21 AM
Originally posted by King Simba
I donated it to president Bush, in order to help him give better speaches ;)

not improving... is he? gonna need a load more brains.... :thinks:

Simba_2004
June 30th, 2004, 01:40 AM
http://www.1manband.it/images/funny/bush_mini.jpg

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kcnmttcnn
June 30th, 2004, 01:43 AM
heh... me too. but i love spam more.....

nafklt
June 30th, 2004, 02:24 AM
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nafklt
June 30th, 2004, 02:27 AM
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June 30th, 2004, 02:29 AM
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kcnmttcnn
June 30th, 2004, 02:34 AM
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Simba_2004
June 30th, 2004, 02:36 AM
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it explains all KCN;)

nafklt
June 30th, 2004, 02:44 AM
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kcnmttcnn
June 30th, 2004, 02:49 AM
zip... eh? *zipped*
http://www.angelfire.com/comics/kcnmttcnn/post.zip
paste into browser :P

nafklt
June 30th, 2004, 02:55 AM
http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v259/nafklt/Miscellaneous/zip.jpg

Cool desktop!:cheese:

Kovu
June 30th, 2004, 05:00 AM
Assuming the question is:
tan(90?-A) - cot?Asin?(90?-A) / (cotA+cosA)
= -tanA + sin?A/tan?A(cotA+cosA) (looks wrong :lol:)
= .... i'm stuck
:confused:

nafklt
June 30th, 2004, 05:43 AM
Originally posted by Simba_2004
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Simba_2004
June 30th, 2004, 06:48 AM
nafklt you are on a role tonight dude ;)

unregistered user
June 30th, 2004, 06:51 AM
that was awsome nafklt :lol:

unregistered user
June 30th, 2004, 06:51 AM
Originally posted by kcnmttcnn
o...kkkkkkkkkkkk
not really into collecting spam stuff..
OMG!
http://www.spamgift.com/images/spamgift/products/6214.jpg
PPL!!! never buy that!!! its crap i tell you!! crap!! crap!!! craaaaap!!! the worst thing ever made!!!

You got that right!!!
:yuck:

kcnmttcnn
June 30th, 2004, 07:07 AM
it tastes horrible... nothing like spam...
anyways... back on the topic.

STL, if no one has an answer to this one by the next month, post a new one xD

nafklt
June 30th, 2004, 09:00 AM
MathxSpam=complete confusion over spam being grilled or microwaved. And remember kids... never try this at home! :cheese:

nafklt
June 30th, 2004, 09:41 AM
Originally posted by kcnmttcnn
it tastes horrible... nothing like spam...
anyways... back on the topic.

STL, if no one has an answer to this one by the next month, post a new one xD

Never tried Lite. What's the difference?:confused:

Mabatu
June 30th, 2004, 11:04 AM
I say that you post some easier maths questions STL. The trig question you just posted is only covered in 'Specialist maths' where i come from (another planet :p), and most poeple don't do that. So for the sake of us people with 'average' maths skills, i'd like to see some easier questions!! Some of you seem to be able to tackle these advanced questions, but then no one has an answer yet...

BTW STL why don't you make up your own questions instead of getting them from a book? that would be cooler ;)

Kovu
June 30th, 2004, 03:03 PM
Originally posted by Mabatu
I say that you post some easier maths questions STL. The trig question you just posted is only covered in 'Specialist maths' where i come from (another planet :p), and most poeple don't do that. So for the sake of us people with 'average' maths skills, i'd like to see some easier questions!! Some of you seem to be able to tackle these advanced questions, but then no one has an answer yet...

BTW STL why don't you make up your own questions instead of getting them from a book? that would be cooler ;)

"He's right, you know." ~Painting on wall, HP
Also, we can have mathematical questions that require more thinking than maths skills and calculations.
http://img69.photobucket.com/albums/v210/KovuLKD/Smilie10.jpg

Example:
Pride Rock is 4 miles from the Meerkat colony. The Outlands are 3 miles from the Meerkat colony. How far is Pride Rock from the Outlands?
(psst... trick question) http://img69.photobucket.com/albums/v210/KovuLKD/Smilie25.jpg

Kovu
June 30th, 2004, 04:08 PM
:p
tan(90?-A) - cot?Asin?(90?-A) / (cotA+cosA)
= cotA - cot?A cos?A / (cotA+cosA)
= (cotA(cotA+cosA) - cot?A cos?A) / (cotA+cosA)
= (cot?A + cotA cosA - cot?A cos?A) / (cotA+cosA)
= ... still stuck http://img69.photobucket.com/albums/v210/KovuLKD/Smilie18.jpg
Bah, i didn't pay attention for Trigonometry back in Secondary 4. http://img69.photobucket.com/albums/v210/KovuLKD/Smilie19.jpg

nafklt
June 30th, 2004, 11:24 PM
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Simba_TLK
June 30th, 2004, 11:37 PM
ok ok....i dont know :p
we dont have to do the simple trig minipulation in uni maths, so it got pushed out of my brain, 6 months ago :lol:

Simba_TLK
July 1st, 2004, 12:07 AM
Originally posted by SimbaTheLion
You've got the right idea, the idea is to only end up with as little as possible functions of A, you're not all THAT far off =) . One more try anyone? Then I'll post the solution.

ok.....ive be going for the last half-hour to work it out :lol: (i dont know why i bothered :p)

is the answer: -2sinA :confused:

kcnmttcnn
July 1st, 2004, 10:57 PM
I pick trigonometry cuz I'm taking that next year... ok... I dont know any of this stuff...

Simba_2004
July 2nd, 2004, 05:57 AM
http://www.digitalend.com/pics/who-cares.jpg

blah....i like math when it is 2+2=5 (i thinketh i've mentioned that b4)

Mabatu
July 2nd, 2004, 09:31 AM
Originally posted by Simba_2004
http://www.digitalend.com/pics/who-cares.jpg

blah....i like math when it is 2+2=5 (i thinketh i've mentioned that b4)

:lol::lol::lol:

That thing cracked me up! So unexpected! XD

STL, i would like some questions on either logarithms (cuz i got a test on them soon) or calculus involving antidifferentiation and the chain rule and stuff. but if your gonna stick to trig, no probs ^^

btw, don't make it too hard, pleeeeesse! :D:cheese:

Endra
July 2nd, 2004, 04:36 PM
Originally posted by SimbaTheLion
If you don't understand the terminology I have used, I have a crude image I just did in paint, although I'll need an uploading site to get it onto the internet, I don't know any...

http://www.photobucket.com ;)

See STL, I can teach you something :p

Kovu
July 2nd, 2004, 05:23 PM
Originally posted by SimbaTheLion
Slightly easier trig:

1) Simplify:

(1-sinA)/(1+sinA)+(1+sinA)/(1-sinA) - 2

May the Great Kings come to my aid... :
4tan?A
http://img69.photobucket.com/albums/v210/KovuLKD/Smilie18.jpg

Simba_TLK
July 3rd, 2004, 12:49 AM
Originally posted by SimbaTheLion
Logarithm:

2) Solve the inequality (LOGARITHMS HERE ARE IN BASE 3):

log(x+3) + log(x+5) < 2

is this right :p

-3 < x < (-4+sqrt(10))

the answer looks a little weird, but i checked it, and it seems to work :D

Mabatu
July 3rd, 2004, 02:45 AM
:gasp:

I can't believe i asked for a question on antidifferentiation!!! i meant to say differentiation! We (my class) havn't started studying antidif yet!! Man, i'm stoopid!

*bludgeons self with pointy rock*

Anyway, judging by the type of questions you post STL, i couldn't do it anyway! :lol:

TakaTiger
July 3rd, 2004, 02:58 AM
wow.. this math is way beyond me :idiot:

Simba_TLK
July 3rd, 2004, 03:00 AM
Originally posted by Mabatu
:gasp:

I can't believe i asked for a question on antidifferentiation!!! i meant to say differentiation! We (my class) havn't started studying antidif yet!! Man, i'm stoopid!

*bludgeons self with pointy rock*

Anyway, judging by the type of questions you post STL, i couldn't do it anyway! :lol:

what is 'antidifferentiation' anyway? unless it is just a different word for 'Integration' :p

Kovu
July 3rd, 2004, 06:36 AM
Originally posted by SimbaTheLion
Bang on Kovu, 6 points congratz!

YEEHAW~!
Last minute studies for the exams paid off.
http://img69.photobucket.com/albums/v210/KovuLKD/Smilie25.jpg

nafklt
July 3rd, 2004, 07:24 AM
Originally posted by Simba_2004
http://www.digitalend.com/pics/who-cares.jpg

blah....i like math when it is 2+2=5 (i thinketh i've mentioned that b4)

:lol::lol::lol::lol: Man, that made me laugh out loud in the middle of the night (12:24 am), I got in trouble.:cheese:

kcnmttcnn
July 3rd, 2004, 07:29 AM
wouldn't it be great if it was real? ;)

nafklt
July 3rd, 2004, 07:34 AM
Who says it wasn't? Just joking. I wish it was and you can connect it to your computer via USB, then you can chat or go on Lea and if detects something boring, it'll post, "Who cares??" You'll get past 1k no problem! :cheese:

kcnmttcnn
July 3rd, 2004, 07:37 AM
xD!!
maybe... sometime in the near future... there will be one!! :slimey:

nafklt
July 3rd, 2004, 07:51 AM
Random Dialogue I just made up:

Son: Daddy, when I grow up, I want to become an inventor!

Father: Oh yeah, an inventor of what?

Son: I wanna invent a machine that speaks! And it says "Who Cares??" to anything boring that it detects! Maybe it can connect to the internet too! Wireless messaging will never be the same again!

Father: Oy! *faints*

*Son feels determined and goes to the scrap yard and asks for supplies*

[Next day: Son returns from school]

Son: Guess what daddy?

Father: What, my son?

Son: I drew a picture of that apparatus I showed you yesterday and let everyone in my class see it for "Show and Tell"!

Father: Oy! *faints yet again*

*Son feels determined and starts working on project*

(Fast forward>>a few weeks)
[Scene: at hospital]
{Enter Son}

Son: I'm here to see you daddy!

Father: Hi son...

Son: How long will you be in here?

Father: ...depends...

Son: ...remember that projec...

*heart monitor stops beeping and buzzes at a steady rate*

Son: Daddy? Oh well. Hey nurse!! How much is it to cryogenically freeze my father until I become rich after an invention...

[End Random Dialogue]

Pretty random eh?

unregistered user
July 3rd, 2004, 08:06 AM
I'll say thats pretty random :lol:

nice job :lol:

nafklt
July 3rd, 2004, 08:10 AM
Hey, thanks! :cheese:

unregistered user
July 3rd, 2004, 08:13 AM
Wow, the Who Cares Machine. I gots to get one of those.
:evilgrin:

nafklt
July 3rd, 2004, 08:15 AM
Yup, me too! :cheese:

nafklt
July 3rd, 2004, 08:20 AM
Hey STL! Your online! What time is locally at your zone, because it's 1:20AM here.

nafklt
July 3rd, 2004, 08:23 AM
Ack! Pacific...well at least I was just goin' to sleep but, I guess I'll just hang around a bit. :cheese:

nafklt
July 3rd, 2004, 08:33 AM
Man, I don't understand that, didn't learn it yet. The brain is like a sponge and mine is still waiting in line to reach the water bucket...:cheese:

nafklt
July 3rd, 2004, 08:42 AM
Well I'm goin' to grade 9 next year but I skipped grade 9 Math and English so I'll have Math 10 and English 10 next year. The Canadian curriculum is pretty simple but still, half of my class is failing all the mandatory subjects (which leaves me and a few other students the teacher's pets :cheese:). Gordon Campbell and Chris Kelly both need whacks on their heads, preferably with some westcoast salmon.

EDIT: Not really, I just think of them now, too bad I can't do that when I'm awake, I can only think of those things half-asleep...:D

nafklt
July 3rd, 2004, 08:53 AM
:lol: Maybe not that serious! LOL! Well every teacher that I have says that I have a good sense of humour and say that I ask a lot of questions. My humanities teacher is really cool, I mean he's got a good sense of humour too. My French teacher is pretty serious but if you ask him some questions in French, he'd probably be glad to help. My math/science teacher knows less than I do, so that doesn't really help (I think he is just a substitution for someone else that was on vacation or something, he doesn't know a lot about science!) I seem to find a way to make teachers like me, maybe it's a talent? I dunno? But oh well... :hakuna: Matata!

nafklt
July 3rd, 2004, 09:00 AM
From a textbook that's published sometime in the 1980s (forgot exact date).
He just reads from the textbook and assigns the homework thats in the teacher's manual. Bad, eh? I learned more of science in Grade 7 than 8! :cheese:

nafklt
July 3rd, 2004, 09:22 AM
Nope, combined. Grade 10 is seperate though. See, told ya' our school system sucked! I the the ratio of public to private schools are 100:1. At least I couldn't find any in my area. But I'm getting a different teacher next year anyways, and I know that he or she will be way better.

A Latin teacher that couldn't speak Latin?? :lol:

We'll I gotta sleep now so, see ya maybe this afternoon at your time zone (Is it greenwich?).

nafklt
July 3rd, 2004, 09:37 AM
Yup, see ya! :cheese:

Mabatu
July 3rd, 2004, 02:15 PM
Hmm, well if you say the logarithm question was pretty simple then here is what i ended up with when i took a stab at it:

3^(2+log(x+5))-3 < x

I'm predicting that's totally wrong coz it has x on both sides of the equation, which seems weird to me. heh, never done an equality with logarithms before ;)

ahem. i'm really tired at the moment but i'm working on that question you posted! thankyou, it was exactly the type of question i was after! it's all easy, except for the differentiating the part where it says:

-3x^1.5-2x

I'm hoping i read the question right. if that x in the -3x part was a damn e (eulers number) then i know the answer! but it's not so it's mucking me around a bit. hehe, i'll have a go at it again tommorow, i'm really tired ATM so maybe that's why i can't do it! :p ;)

Simba_TLK
July 4th, 2004, 12:51 AM
Originally posted by Simba_TLK
is this right :p

-3 < x < (-4+sqrt(10))

the answer looks a little weird, but i checked it, and it seems to work :D

Originally posted by SimbaTheLion
Nope, fraid not.

are you sure :confused:, i did it again, and i got the same answer and when i substitute the numbers back into the equation, it works.....:p :cheese:

because when you put in x=(-4+sqrt(10)) you get the answer of 2. so the numbers have to be less than that. and when you put in any numbers less than -3, there is no answer because you cant take log of 0 or a negative number :p......did that make any sense? :confused:

unregistered user
July 4th, 2004, 09:11 AM
Math! *head explodes exponentially o.O*
:p:evilgrin:

unregistered user
July 4th, 2004, 09:18 AM
*collects Soniques brain in a jar and puts in into his head again* There all fixed up! :D

unregistered user
July 4th, 2004, 09:31 AM
Originally posted by Boos
*collects Soniques brain in a jar and puts in into his head again* There all fixed up! :D

Be careful!!! Now, that's tainted meat you've got there. Muahahaha XD!
:evilgrin:;)

Simba_TLK
July 4th, 2004, 11:46 AM
Originally posted by SimbaTheLion
2) Solve the inequality (LOGARITHMS HERE ARE IN BASE 3):

log(x+3) + log(x-5) < 2

Sorry my mistake, it had a plus sign inside the second bracket, where the question I wrote on paper and solved has a minus sign... Yeah, your solution works for the original one though =) ...

no problem :)

for this one.....is the answer:

5 < x < 6 :confused: :cheese:

unregistered user
July 4th, 2004, 12:07 PM
Originally posted by Sonique21837?
Be careful!!! Now, that's tainted meat you've got there. Muahahaha XD!
:evilgrin:;)

Tainted meat? :confused:

Ignorence is bliss ;)
I dont know what it means lol

Vidan
July 4th, 2004, 12:09 PM
Just don't order the Tainted Meat Special on the menu, and you'll be alright ;)

unregistered user
July 4th, 2004, 12:12 PM
aaah..right..il have to keep that in mind when im traveling abroud then? :E

Vidan
July 4th, 2004, 12:15 PM
Unfortunately you might end up getting it whether you ordered it or not :S Assuming that you haven't died, some whiskey and soda will cure the resulting bowel not-so-goodness, apparently. http://img36.photobucket.com/albums/v110/ericblack/Smileys/riiight.jpg http://img36.photobucket.com/albums/v110/ericblack/Smileys/standback.jpg I just heard that from someone last week. I'll have to give it a try next time I travel.

unregistered user
July 4th, 2004, 12:17 PM
ooh..il keep that in mind then! right...sorry for going ot..do continue with the math ;)

Vidan
July 4th, 2004, 12:24 PM
If Sally sells seashells by the seashore in proportion to the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow (African, not European), what is the maximum circumference of the wood a woodchuck could chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?

It's a word problem. Not so sure there's much math involved, but it ... has ... words.

unregistered user
July 4th, 2004, 12:24 PM
Originally posted by Boos
Tainted meat? :confused:

My brain is tainted!!!
:wicked::wicked::wicked:

unregistered user
July 4th, 2004, 12:32 PM
Originally posted by Woes of Folly
If Sally sells seashells by the seashore in proportion to the velocity of an unladen swallow (African, not European), what is the maximum circumference of the wood a woodchuck could chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?

It's a word problem. Not so sure there's much math involved, but it ... has ... words.

*Kills Sally, eats the woodchuck* Problem solved!
EDIT:Smore please Muahahaha XD!!!
:evilgrin:

Vidan
July 4th, 2004, 12:44 PM
The total volume of Sally's body is 5 cubic meters. If you were to kill Sally, the most effective way to dispose of her body would be to cut it into small pieces. Say that you cut it into 12 pieces, and each piece was progressively 2 times the size of the last smaller piece, what is the size of the smallest piece?

Do woodchucks taste better with salt or garlic?

(Disclaimer: Girls named Sally are starting to get wise. They will break your neck unless some caution is exercised. Furthermore, woodchucks are all tough and gamey. You wouldn't want to eat them.)

:p :lol:

unregistered user
July 4th, 2004, 12:56 PM
Originally posted by Woes of Folly
The total volume of Sally's body is 5 cubic meters. If you were to kill Sally, the most effective way to dispose of her body would be to cut it into small pieces. Say that you cut it into 12 pieces, and each piece was progressively 2 times the size of the last smaller piece, what is the size of the smallest piece?

Do woodchucks taste better with salt or garlic?

(Disclaimer: Girls named Sally are starting to get wise. They will break your neck unless some caution is exercised. Furthermore, woodchucks are all tough and gamey. You wouldn't want to eat them.)

:p :lol:

*Runs over Sally with a bulldozer* + Woodchucks=garlic.
:evilgrin::lol::D

unregistered user
July 4th, 2004, 12:58 PM
I have Sally the goat as a maskot! Dont kill it! :o

unregistered user
July 4th, 2004, 01:04 PM
Originally posted by Woes of Folly
The total volume of Sally's body is 5 cubic meters. If you were to kill Sally, the most effective way to dispose of her body would be to cut it into small pieces. Say that you cut it into 12 pieces, and each piece was progressively 2 times the size of the last smaller piece, what is the size of the smallest piece?

:gasp: ok now i'm scared :eek: :alone:


Girls named Sally are starting to get wise. They will break your neck unless some caution is exercised.

starting to? more like always :irule:

Vidan
July 4th, 2004, 01:07 PM
Originally posted by A_Rogue_Lion
starting to? more like always :irule:

Pleased to meet your acquaintence :scream:

Oy! :eek:

* runs, throwing behind a Don't Hurt Me Basket*

A rather unpropitious choice, seeing as I was just talking to you on MSN and didn't know that it was your name :eww: :hehe:

unregistered user
July 4th, 2004, 01:07 PM
Originally posted by Boos
I have Sally the goat as a maskot! Dont kill it! :o

I wouldn't dream of it... or WOULD I?
:evilgrin:

unregistered user
July 4th, 2004, 01:09 PM
Originally posted by Woes of Folly
Pleased to meet your acquaintence :scream:

Oy! :eek:

* runs, throwing behind a Don't Hurt Me Basket*

i would never dream of hurting you all :jejeje:

Vidan
July 4th, 2004, 01:12 PM
:secret:

Aunt Sally ... this little surprise ... is it a basket of some sort?

If you tell me, I'll still act surprised. :cheese: <-- famous last smiley

unregistered user
July 4th, 2004, 01:13 PM
:evilgrin:

Watch out for Sally the goat though..her temper is not to good to play with ;)

unregistered user
July 4th, 2004, 01:21 PM
*Eats Sally the goat* Sorry, Boos i'll be your new mascot.
;)

unregistered user
July 4th, 2004, 01:22 PM
You....killed..Sally....*kneels and starts crying uncontrollable*

unregistered user
July 4th, 2004, 01:25 PM
Originally posted by Boos
You....killed..Sally....*kneels and starts crying uncontrollable*

:hugs::hugs::hugs:

nafklt
July 5th, 2004, 08:02 AM
Originally posted by Woes of Folly
...airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow (African, not European)...

I was wondering, did you get that from SimCity?

Vidan
July 5th, 2004, 08:25 AM
Monty Python and The Holy Grail. :cheese:

It seems that people have actually attempted to answer this question. Just do a quick google search on "airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow". Just avoid the inexplicable pr0n links. o.O

unregistered user
July 5th, 2004, 08:26 AM
Hehe..I am Tim..the enchanter!

Simba_2004
July 5th, 2004, 10:30 PM
Originally posted by Boos
Hehe..I am Tim..the enchanter!

I'm the French Taunter ;)

Simba_TLK
July 21st, 2004, 12:09 AM
ok im going to dig up an old thread to post something stupid ;) :lol:

some people may have already seen this......i just got it from a friend a little while ago? :confused:....

http://img66.photobucket.com/albums/v202/terrynham/leahalalela/weirdmaths.gif

Simba_2004
July 21st, 2004, 01:44 AM
i thought i had it :confused: but i didn't

Mabatu
July 21st, 2004, 02:34 AM
Interesting! :cheese:

I think i know a bit about why that happens though :evilgrin: ;)

The green triangle has a steeper gradient than the red one. So all the triangles combined don't create a proper triangle - the hypotenuse has a kink in it in both of those pics! So arranging them differently makes them look the same, but that's only because of the fact there are 4 lines and not three. If it was a real triangle then you couldn't rearrange them and have space left over. =D

I really hope i'm right here :alone: :lol:

Simba_TLK
July 21st, 2004, 02:53 AM
Originally posted by Mabatu
The green triangle has a steeper gradient than the red one. So all the triangles combined don't create a proper triangle - the hypotenuse has a kink in it in both of those pics! So arranging them differently makes them look the same, but that's only because of the fact there are 4 lines and not three. If it was a real triangle then you couldn't rearrange them and have space left over. =D

yeah, i was thinking along those lines aswell :confused:....

maybe STL can give us an answer to this ;) :cheese:

kcnmttcnn
July 21st, 2004, 07:36 AM
my brain can't comprehend what you just said Mabatu :eww:
these kinds of thing never make any sense to me :confused:

unregistered user
July 21st, 2004, 02:44 PM
Alright, I understand about half of that! o___O
;)

Simba_TLK
July 22nd, 2004, 06:07 AM
that made sense i think :confused: :lol:
but i get the gist of it :p, i was thinking along those lines aswell...
thanks STL :cheese:

Mabatu
July 22nd, 2004, 01:40 PM
Hey! I was right about that question! I feel proud :irule: :lol:

I couldn't completely understand why the different gradients had that effect though, so thanks for explaining it STL ;)

:hmm: I wonder if there are any maths questions out there that we can stump you on :jejeje:

Have you had any experience with complex numbers? :curious:

I havn't :p, but they seem to be pretty cool, in a bizarre "maths is fun" way :idiot:

You gotta admit that numbers that don't really exist is pretty cool! :lol:

zazulover01
September 2nd, 2005, 07:17 AM
I just tries to do #6 and this is what I got (without cheating in any way or using a calculator) (-A90degrees)squared/A(cot+cos). I'm going to see the real answer right now.