Posted: 10-05-2005 20:25
*thinks harder*
*thinks harder*
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*thinks harder*
Posted: 10-05-2005 20:34
don't think too hard here - a perfect level for a math noob like me 
Posted: 11-05-2005 12:54
after David's "spring cleaning" in here, my posts seem out of place, as I was talking about a post that did get deleted. So I sound even more like a knuckle-head.ho-hum.
Posted: 11-05-2005 22:09
Man, I can't belive it took me that long to figure out.
Posted: 15-05-2005 11:58
Quite a cunning one!
Posted: 15-05-2005 12:32
Wow, that was quick, wayfarer! Must put on thinking cap and dig up calculator.
Posted: 15-05-2005 12:47
Why do I always reach levels after all the clues have been removed?
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My scientific calculator is stupid. It thinks -5^2 is -25, but if you put in -5x-5 it comes up with 25.
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My scientific calculator is stupid. It thinks -5^2 is -25, but if you put in -5x-5 it comes up with 25.
Posted: 15-05-2005 17:15
I'm a complete numpty. Got it.
Posted: 15-05-2005 17:53
jooly: -5^2 = -(5^2) = 25
The scientific calculator isn't stupid. You are.
The scientific calculator isn't stupid. You are.
Posted: 15-05-2005 17:55
But it has a negative (-) button that's different from an operation, so surely it should be applied first?
Posted: 15-05-2005 18:01
-5^2 = -(5^2) = 25
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(-5)^2 = 25
-(5^2) = -25
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(-5)^2 = 25
-(5^2) = -25
Posted: 15-05-2005 18:03
Yes, I know, but there is a button for negative as well as minus.
Well, I think it's silly anyway. It's my boyfriend's calculator. Mine doesn't do that. Anyway, I'm off to make a biriyani.
Well, I think it's silly anyway. It's my boyfriend's calculator. Mine doesn't do that. Anyway, I'm off to make a biriyani.
Posted: 15-05-2005 19:11
1) It depends on how these this are programmed whether they require parenthesis for operations like that.
2) What is a biriyani?
2) What is a biriyani?
Posted: 15-05-2005 19:42
A biriyani is a very fine Indian dish (rice + curry).
Posted: 15-05-2005 19:48
Nice. Thank you!