Guest Posted March 24, 2010 Report Share Posted March 24, 2010 (edited) Create a mathematical sentence without using the number 0 logic phrases or any variables that no matter what 2 digit number you put in the number 42 results. Edited March 24, 2010 by ZAnDER Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted March 24, 2010 Report Share Posted March 24, 2010 Reveal hidden contents Divide your 2 digit number by a "large" number and add 42 and you get 42. wow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted March 24, 2010 Report Share Posted March 24, 2010 Reveal hidden contents (x-10)(x-11)(x-12)...(x-99) + 42 On 3/24/2010 at 7:18 PM, ZAnDER said: Create a mathematical sentence without using the number 0 logic phrases or any variables that no matter what 2 digit number you put in the number 42 results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted March 24, 2010 Report Share Posted March 24, 2010 (edited) On 3/24/2010 at 8:09 PM, Santiago said: Reveal hidden contents Divide your 2 digit number by a "large" number and add 42 and you get 42. wow no variables "large" represents a variable and besides if you divide anything by anything else you don't get 0. Edited March 24, 2010 by ZAnDER Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted March 24, 2010 Report Share Posted March 24, 2010 blahblahblah you got an answer but that solution uses a form of 0. I am looking for an answer that does not make the value equal to 0 at any point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted March 24, 2010 Report Share Posted March 24, 2010 (edited) What do you mean by no "variables"? The two-digit number you put in is a variable. Well, here's a guess Reveal hidden contents 'x/x+41' Edited March 24, 2010 by Cantor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted March 24, 2010 Report Share Posted March 24, 2010 (edited) Think of a number, add 42 to it then subtract your number. Edited March 24, 2010 by mmiguel1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted March 24, 2010 Report Share Posted March 24, 2010 return 42; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Glycereine Posted March 24, 2010 Report Share Posted March 24, 2010 On 3/24/2010 at 8:41 PM, mmiguel1 said: Think of a number, add 42 to it then subtract your number. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted March 24, 2010 Report Share Posted March 24, 2010 Reveal hidden contents (42 x (your number))/your number Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 superprismatic Posted March 24, 2010 Report Share Posted March 24, 2010 (edited) mmiguel1's got it for sure with his "Return 42"! Edited March 24, 2010 by superprismatic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted March 24, 2010 Report Share Posted March 24, 2010 Reveal hidden contents using x as your number- x-x+42 um i might be wrong but just a guess... it seems too simple to be right... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted March 24, 2010 Report Share Posted March 24, 2010 I define f(x) = 42, for all integers 10 <= x <= 99. This problem fails. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted March 25, 2010 Report Share Posted March 25, 2010 How about Reveal hidden contents How about X((1-i)(1-i) +2i) +42 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted March 25, 2010 Report Share Posted March 25, 2010 Hmmm. Is there truly a solution that does not involve zero? How about: Reveal hidden contents (abs(abs(abs(abs(abs(abs(abs(x-55)-23)-12)-6)-3)-2)-1)+6)*(abs(abs(abs(abs(abs(abs(abs(abs(x-55)-23)-12)-6)-3)-2)-1)-1)+6) I guess that still uses a zero term technically. And it uses the number twice. At least you can't cancel it out easily like the ones that have x-x or x/x. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted April 6, 2010 Report Share Posted April 6, 2010 Wait what does the question have to do with the title? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Create a mathematical sentence without using the number 0 logic phrases or any variables that no matter what 2 digit number you put in the number 42 results.
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