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minus-squaremumblerfish@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up122·1 year agoSame trick will work next year too!
minus-squareaffiliate@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoi thought they meant 20 + 1, but this makes way more sense
minus-squareBlueMagma@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-21 year agoBrilliant, now I wonder what ages this works for, I figured only 1 and 2, but then I realised we could write the father’s age in other bases… 1 = 2^0 (20 b10) 2 = 2^1 (21 b10) 3 = 3^1 (31 b7 = 22) 6 = 6^1 (61 b4 = 25) if they are lucky the grand father will be 61 that year :-D 8 = 2^3 (23 b12 =27) 9 = 9^1 (91 b3 = 28) 14 = 14^1 (141 b4 = 33)
minus-squareaDogCalledSpot@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoYou have mistakes in a few of those. The number “61” doesnt exist in b4. 25b10 in b4 is “121”. Similar problem with 91b3 and 141b4.
minus-squarejack@monero.townlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down12·1 year agoAnd the following year as well!
minus-squareCatsrules@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down6·1 year agoPoor kid going from 2 to 8 in 1 year.
minus-squareSjmarf@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down1·edit-21 year agoYou mean 2 -> 4? 2^2 = 4
minus-squareCatsrules@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·edit-21 year agoAhh yes your right, my bad. I was thinking the power was equal to her age but it is actually -1 her age. I was doing 2^3 when it should have been 2^2. I guess that is what I get when I don’t show my work. Dang math teacher was right.
minus-squarejack@monero.townlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoAnd I thought you were making a follow-up joke to mine…
Same trick will work next year too!
2^1
i thought they meant 20 + 1, but this makes way more sense
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Brilliant, now I wonder what ages this works for, I figured only 1 and 2, but then I realised we could write the father’s age in other bases…
1 = 2^0 (20 b10)
2 = 2^1 (21 b10)
3 = 3^1 (31 b7 = 22)
6 = 6^1 (61 b4 = 25) if they are lucky the grand father will be 61 that year :-D
8 = 2^3 (23 b12 =27)
9 = 9^1 (91 b3 = 28)
14 = 14^1 (141 b4 = 33)
You have mistakes in a few of those. The number “61” doesnt exist in b4. 25b10 in b4 is “121”.
Similar problem with 91b3 and 141b4.
And the following year as well!
Poor kid going from 2 to 8 in 1 year.
You mean 2 -> 4?
2^2 = 4
Ahh yes your right, my bad. I was thinking the power was equal to her age but it is actually -1 her age. I was doing 2^3 when it should have been 2^2. I guess that is what I get when I don’t show my work. Dang math teacher was right.
And I thought you were making a follow-up joke to mine…
Haha, no.