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Even cooler math trick
« on: August 30, 2007, 07:54:35 PM » |
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1. Think of any number.
2. Apply it as an exponent of e.
3. Take the natural logarithm of the result.
4. Recognize the number?
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Re: Even cooler math trick
« Reply #1 on: August 30, 2007, 08:05:58 PM » |
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6?
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Re: Even cooler math trick
« Reply #2 on: August 30, 2007, 08:06:22 PM » |
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Umm, no. Guess I've long forgotten calc. that or my TI-84 is wrong.
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Re: Even cooler math trick
« Reply #3 on: August 30, 2007, 08:14:16 PM » |
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You're using a calc. I'm throwing darts.  |
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Re: Even cooler math trick
« Reply #4 on: August 30, 2007, 08:14:26 PM » |
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What would be a number that I wouldn't recognize?  |
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Re: Even cooler math trick
« Reply #5 on: August 30, 2007, 08:16:11 PM » |
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take a number, square it. take the square root....  |
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Re: Even cooler math trick
« Reply #6 on: August 30, 2007, 09:02:42 PM » |
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take a number, square it. take the square root.... I've considered calling out "square root of 16" on an approach shot. |
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Re: Even cooler math trick
« Reply #7 on: August 30, 2007, 09:19:25 PM » |
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take a number, square it. take the square root.... I've considered calling out "square root of 16" on an approach shot. I from time to time find myself asking girls at bars if they want to integrate "2x dx" from the interval 10 to 13. |
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Re: Even cooler math trick
« Reply #8 on: August 30, 2007, 09:21:13 PM » |
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take a number, square it. take the square root.... I've considered calling out "square root of 16" on an approach shot. I from time to time find myself asking girls at bars if they want to integrate "2x dx" from the interval 10 to 13. *cough*dork*cough* |
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Re: Even cooler math trick
« Reply #9 on: August 30, 2007, 09:39:03 PM » |
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take a number, square it. take the square root.... I've considered calling out "square root of 16" on an approach shot. I from time to time find myself asking girls at bars if they want to integrate "2x dx" from the interval 10 to 13. 69, dude!  |
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Re: Even cooler math trick
« Reply #10 on: August 30, 2007, 09:39:56 PM » |
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take a number, square it. take the square root.... I've considered calling out "square root of 16" on an approach shot. I from time to time find myself asking girls at bars if they want to integrate "2x dx" from the interval 10 to 13. *cough*dork*cough* Quite. |
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Re: Even cooler math trick
« Reply #11 on: August 30, 2007, 09:49:34 PM » |
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take a number, square it. take the square root.... I've considered calling out "square root of 16" on an approach shot. I from time to time find myself asking girls at bars if they want to integrate "2x dx" from the interval 10 to 13. Does that work on US American or South Africa girls, such as? |
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Re: Even cooler math trick
« Reply #12 on: August 30, 2007, 09:50:57 PM » |
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hahaha, weak
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