Re: A86: Tough math problem... or is it?


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Re: A86: Tough math problem... or is it?




QmH@aol.com wrote:

> F + F/(N1) + F/(N1*N2) + F/(N1*N2*N3) + F/(N1*N2*N3*N4) + F/(N1*N2*N3*N4*N5) +
> F/(N1*N2*N3*N4*N5*N6) = 2879

Are you sure that's the right equation?  If the ratio of a kid's fortune to that
of a poorer kid is always an int:

k6 (sixth richest) / k7 = int  OR k7 * int = k6

That means that the full equation simplifies to:

t + tu + tuv + tuvw + tuvwx + tuvwxy + tuvwxyz = 2879 OR t^7 + u^6 + v^5 + w^4 +
x^3 + y^2 + z = 2879

I don't _even_ want to figure that polnomial on my own, and my stupid 86 is only
giving me complex solutions ;).  Each kid's fortune is, then, the product of terms
in the first equation (t, tu, tuv, etc...)

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