This Kills Me

[DataMore]

Yeah, but you can't make it work with a 1 digit number.

[imported_uncle_cracker]

Originally posted by DataMore@2 March 2003 - 20:03
Yeah, but you can't make it work with a 1 digit number.

that is right

i didn't recognize that, because my email notifier was over the ZERO in the list, so i didn't see that there is a "WRONG" symbol.

so they had to fix this

cu

[imported_uncle_cracker]

Originally posted by NikkiD@2 March 2003 - 18:51
Tried it three times and it was wrong three times... the fourth time it was correct though.

EDIT: damn this hangover... it was just me... :">

don't worry ... everything is alright

:beerchug:

[Curley]

I'm stumped

[imported_uncle_cracker]

Originally posted by Curley@2 March 2003 - 21:46
I'm stumped

what does that mean "stumped" ???

[Curley]

Means its confused me, i'm stumped as to how its done lol

[imported_uncle_cracker]

Originally posted by Curley@2 March 2003 - 22:01
Means its confused me, i'm stumped as to how its done lol

did you not read what dwightfry wrote?

but if you like, i will give you a mathematical proof of it. and i am sure, then it becomes clear

cu

[smellycat]

I only knew the solution because I had seen the puzzle last week .

[Curley]

Originally posted by uncle_cracker+2 March 2003 - 21:16--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (uncle_cracker @ 2 March 2003 - 21:16)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin--Curley@2 March 2003 - 22:01
Means its confused me, i&#39;m stumped as to how its done lol

did you not read what dwightfry wrote?

but if you like, i will give you a mathematical proof of it. and i am sure, then it becomes clear

cu [/b][/quote]
That&#39;ll teach me not to read things properly

[imported_uncle_cracker]

ok .... i think it&#39;s time now:

let x,y element of {0,1,2,...,9}
then 10x + y is any one or two digit number.

and now we make the calculation they want:

10x + y - (x+y) = 9x

the symbol list failed for x=0 (exept of the :-), cause the symbol for 0 is not changing with the symbols for 9,18,...,81.
so they had to integrate the symbol for 0 to let it work for one digit numbers too

now you are able to proof, that this works for ANY natural number