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Puzzle No.7

  • 26-02-2000 8:27pm
    #1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,313 ✭✭✭


    What is the product of the following series?
    (X-A)x(X-B)x(X-C)x(X-D)...(etc)..(X-Z)=?
    Reason also.

    One ring to rule them all, One ring to to find them,
    One ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them




Comments

  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,372 ✭✭✭Illkillya


    5


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,313 ✭✭✭Paladin


    Ah now...a little effort smile.gif

    One ring to rule them all, One ring to to find them,
    One ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them




  • Closed Accounts Posts: 7,488 ✭✭✭SantaHoe


    Hmm, I got 5 aswell.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,313 ✭✭✭Paladin


    But its the reasoning tho.
    HOW did u get 5? smile.gif
    Its wrong btw but explain.
    I hope ye realize this series of numbers (X-A) goes all the way down to Z including every letter in betwen like Q,R,S,T etc smile.gif

    One ring to rule them all, One ring to to find them,
    One ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them




  • Closed Accounts Posts: 890 ✭✭✭Wyverne


    erm, i got... like ......alot

    does each letter have its own corresponding value for its place in the alphabet or am i totally off

    confused.gif

    This is Commander in chief of the USS Esses, signing off.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 202 ✭✭Karla


    It's zero right?

    Eventually you get to (X-X) that's equal to zero, anything multiplied by zero is zero.

    /me laughs at everyone smile.gif


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,313 ✭✭✭Paladin


    WAHEY!! biggrin.gif

    One ring to rule them all, One ring to to find them,
    One ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them




  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,313 ✭✭✭Paladin


    WAHEY!! biggrin.gif

    One ring to rule them all, One ring to to find them,
    One ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,099 ✭✭✭✭WhiteWashMan


    yep, coz its far too messy with all the x's
    youd end up with x to the power of 26 etc etc etc
    have to admit, that one p[assed me by.
    cant figure out why, i was always good at algebra
    *shrugs*
    getting old i guess frown.gif


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 842 ✭✭✭the celtic tiger


    I'm afraid I have to agree with illkillya and dead{o}santa...everytime i do it I get 5 as well. Co-incidence...I THINK NOT!

    tct

    eek.gif


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