CaptainEd
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CaptainEd's post in Alphabetize my Dvd's was marked as the answer
Pickett (or anyone),
Try this sequence: AGDICFEBKJH
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CaptainEd's post in Andy's Birthdate was marked as the answer
Thank you Rocdocmac. Once I’m done with this, I’m going to take a high level math class on how to divide by 4.
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CaptainEd's post in Brainden races was marked as the answer
Nice, Bonanova! Definitely not the obvious answer.
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CaptainEd's post in Brick quickie was marked as the answer
Nice puzzle, Rocdocmac, I think the desired answer is
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CaptainEd's post in Ants on an icosagon was marked as the answer
Rocdocmac, we are clearly well matched: I had a misenumeration and a miscount, and I’ll raise you my typographical error.
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CaptainEd's post in Soldiers in a field was marked as the answer
Maybe this is clearer and more accurate than my previous try.
Point one:
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CaptainEd's post in Balancing Gold Coins was marked as the answer
First, I define Restricted and Unrestricted coins, then describe and prove the algorithm for Restricted coins. Next, I request a slight tweak to the OP conditions--one additional coin known to be good. Then comes the definition of the procedure for Unconstrained coins, followed by the edge case (how many coins with only one weighing), and the formula for the Unconstrained case, since the OP requests the Unconstrained formula.
Then come the first few values.
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CaptainEd's post in The lion and the tamer, Part 2 was marked as the answer
I'm embarrassed to admit that I don't know enough math to develop a closed form for the distance.
So, simulating
* the Tamer starting at ( 0,0 ),
* the Lion starting at (0,1 )
* the Tamer moving along X-axis in increments of .01
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CaptainEd's post in Three little asteroids, all in a row? was marked as the answer
Suppose the point in the middle is called C . By "in the middle", do you mean "C is equidistant from the other two points"? or do you simply mean a line segment from one point to the other passes through C? I imagine different answers for the two cases.
Assuming C is between A and B,
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