9 Sep
2005
9 Sep
'05
3:31 a.m.
On Friday 09 September 2005 02:08, Bill Gosper wrote:
(c43) apply("+",%)
(d43) 14.1420530099223d0 = 2.0d0 Just like you said.
Yay for computer algebra!
rcs>A likely related curiosity: 8^5 - 7 = 32761 = 181^2.
YOW!
Closely related to a puzzle I saw on one of Noam Elkies's web pages: "use 2, 5, 7 and basic arithmetic to write 181". Unfortunately it's rather too easy with the hint above, though it does require one further idea. -- g