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angelito
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posted May 30, 2005 07:38 PM |
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But perhaps they play "Round_Robin style?...
So every player has to play against each other one.
First player has to play 566 games to be sure having played against every other player.
Second player has to play additional 565 games....
Third player has to play additional 564 games....
and so on...
So what we need is the summary of all numbers between 1 and 566.
There is a formula for that:
Sum = x*(x+1)/2
X = 566
Sum = 160.461
So it will take a while before that tournament is finished..
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dimis
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posted May 30, 2005 07:46 PM |
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Quote: But perhaps they play "Round_Robin style?...
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Sum = 160.461
So it will take a while before that tournament is finished..
Agreed. But I don't see how you can be certain for a sole winner on that tourney Angelito.
Unless of course it is indeed allowed for more than one person to win the tourney, where in that case ... I think you can get out your tongue towards me!
Friendly regards,
Dimis
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a_rebirthing...
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posted May 31, 2005 12:08 AM |
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dimis got it but no extra point, sorry. 1 point to dimis
next riddle
simplify
(X-A)x(X-B)x(X-C)x(X-D)......(X-Z)
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| these are multiplication signs
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Being happy isn't just an emotion, it's a choice!-Leo_Lion
It's Gortex!!!
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dimis
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posted May 31, 2005 12:23 AM |
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On the following, where Pi I mean the greek uppercase Π that shows product (this time cartesian).
Then it is:
Pi (X-i), where i is a letter of the english alphabet,
which in plain english, and according to the order in which you gave the products implies all possible "words" that can be written in English, such that A is not the first letter, B is not the second letter, C is not the third letter. Moreover, I don't know if you do allow the empty character which would allow you to build words with less than 26 characters. If you don't allow empty characters then you can build words only with 26 letters.
By the way, why don't you describe the explanation you had for the previous one? Or is it yet not over that part?
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a_rebirthing...
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posted May 31, 2005 07:47 AM |
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no to all. i have no idea what u just said dimis but i know its wrong
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'Tis better to rely on the the wit of your brain rather than the speed of your hands and mouse -me
Being happy isn't just an emotion, it's a choice!-Leo_Lion
It's Gortex!!!
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TitaniumAlloy
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posted May 31, 2005 09:43 AM |
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X^26-ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
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a_rebirthing...
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posted May 31, 2005 10:03 AM |
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nope
NOTICE
the riddle master finals start tomorrow
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DarkTitan
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posted May 31, 2005 01:35 PM |
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the answer is 0, due to the fact that eventually one of the brackets will look like this (X-X) and the answer is 0, and then anything multiplied by 0 will always equal zero
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dimis
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posted May 31, 2005 02:29 PM |
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Edited By: dimis on 31 May 2005
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Quote: no to all. i have no idea what u just said dimis but i know its wrong
ok. just to give you a clue of what I was talking about:
For the cartesian product, try "cartesian product" with google and follow the first link. As for the minus interpretation, you have to see it from a set-theoretic view; it is also known as set difference.
Too bad this idea was wrong. I hadn't notice that the finals start tomorrow.
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a_rebirthing...
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posted June 01, 2005 08:08 AM |
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@ dimis: i am only 14 and would not be able to learn these things now
@darktitan: correct. 1 point to darktitan.
the first part of riddle master is over but 4th place is still to be decided.
the finalists:
-khayman
-TitaniumAlloy
-therealdeal
angelito and darktitan will face off with 1 final riddle which they will recieve in thier emails.
congrats to the finalists and to those that didnt make it, thanks for playing and making the game fun, interesting and competitive
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'Tis better to rely on the the wit of your brain rather than the speed of your hands and mouse -me
Being happy isn't just an emotion, it's a choice!-Leo_Lion
It's Gortex!!!
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TitaniumAlloy
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posted June 01, 2005 12:49 PM |
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Oh it's on... it's on like Donkey Kong!
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a_rebirthing...
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posted June 01, 2005 01:24 PM |
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lol. ur the second guy i have heard say that. u and the guy who won the amazing race with his wife. a few seasons ago
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'Tis better to rely on the the wit of your brain rather than the speed of your hands and mouse -me
Being happy isn't just an emotion, it's a choice!-Leo_Lion
It's Gortex!!!
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dimis
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posted June 01, 2005 03:56 PM |
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Quote: @ dimis: i am only 14 and would not be able to learn these things now
You are absolutely right on that one Rebirthing. I really thought that you were older! By the way, I didn't mean to insult you in any way with my previous post. I only placed it there as a reference since you said you didn't know what I was talking about. Anyway, I really enjoyed my participation on this thread and looking forward to your next one!
Good luck to all 4 of you in the finals.
Cu around,
Dimis
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DarkTitan
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posted June 02, 2005 12:40 PM |
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uhhh, just wondering how long we will have to wait until we find out if we passed through the elimination final or not... im interested in finding out if i got the riddle correct..
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a_rebirthing...
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posted June 02, 2005 01:44 PM |
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just a bit longer. i have to count all the ballots
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'Tis better to rely on the the wit of your brain rather than the speed of your hands and mouse -me
Being happy isn't just an emotion, it's a choice!-Leo_Lion
It's Gortex!!!
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Khayman
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posted June 02, 2005 02:13 PM |
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17...18...19...20...umm...now what?
Quote: just a bit longer. i have to count all the ballots
Oh no! a_rebirthing has to count all the ballots? That could take a very, very long time. (I hope he does not run out of fingers and toes to help him out.)
p.s. - This has been a lot of fun so far. Thanks a-rebirthing!
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a_rebirthing...
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posted June 03, 2005 03:10 PM |
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the ballots have been counted and the result is as follows.
5,039,828 for darktitan
5,039,828 for angelito
draw.
i am not going to tell u eachothers guess
1 more guess each. again it is expected in the next few days
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'Tis better to rely on the the wit of your brain rather than the speed of your hands and mouse -me
Being happy isn't just an emotion, it's a choice!-Leo_Lion
It's Gortex!!!
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a_rebirthing...
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posted June 09, 2005 08:23 AM |
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angelito has given in his answer but darktitan has not. i will not say whether angelito is wrong but i would like darkitan to send in his answer soon.
here is just a riddle to keep u guys occupied
there is a horse that has 4 legs, its just a normal horse. now the horses 2 left legs walk 1 kilometre longer than the two right legs every day. explain how this is possible.
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'Tis better to rely on the the wit of your brain rather than the speed of your hands and mouse -me
Being happy isn't just an emotion, it's a choice!-Leo_Lion
It's Gortex!!!
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TitaniumAlloy
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posted June 09, 2005 08:41 AM |
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The horse walks in a circle, clockwise. Therefore his left legs are on the outside track, going further than his right ones on the inside.
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a_rebirthing...
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posted June 09, 2005 11:54 AM |
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correct.
i know who has gone through but i cant just tell u, thats not me. decode this to figure it out
ygr qobmwt ud jj,m rjwm r= EUYG YEF RJWM mfrkorp um rjerw
there it is, when u decode this u will find out the winner between angelito and darktitan
sorry to disappiont
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'Tis better to rely on the the wit of your brain rather than the speed of your hands and mouse -me
Being happy isn't just an emotion, it's a choice!-Leo_Lion
It's Gortex!!!
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