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World's Hardest Math Problem: 1

Posted:
Fri May 18, 2007 2:36 pm
by wrightfan123
Okay, I was bored in Algebra today, so I devised an insanly hard math problem. Whoever wins gets a prize:
(abc)+(d-e)(fg-hij)+(klmnop-qrs)
(tu)-(v)+(wxyz)
Here's the key:
a=1
b=2
c=pi
d=bCUBED
e=7
f=41
g-bf
h=6
i=100
j=k
k=hSQUARED=6
l=12
m=-b*6
n=-12
o=47*pi
p=piCUBED
q=1/a=6
r=iSQUARED
s=106
t=w
u=z
v=(e-f)SQUARED
w=v
x=60
y=xSQUARED
z=y
...Good luck math geeks!

Posted:
Fri May 18, 2007 2:37 pm
by Splash
what do you expect us to do?

Posted:
Fri May 18, 2007 2:42 pm
by EvilPurpleMonkey
Considering you gave us the whole bloody key, it's not very hard, It would just take a long time to finish. In fact I'll do it in a couple hours.

Posted:
Fri May 18, 2007 2:43 pm
by pancakemix
EvilPurpleMonkey wrote:Considering you gave us the whole bloody key, it's not very hard, It would just take a long time to finish. In fact I'll do it in a couple hours.
I'd do it right now if I had my calculator.

Posted:
Fri May 18, 2007 2:44 pm
by Iz Man
EvilPurpleMonkey wrote:Considering you gave us the whole bloody key, it's not very hard, It would just take a long time to finish. In fact I'll do it in a couple hours.
stole my thunder.
plus, I assume the "=(wxyz)" would be on the right side of the equation and not in the denominator?

Posted:
Fri May 18, 2007 2:45 pm
by Koesen
That's not really that hard. It's a lot of work to do all the multiplications and so on, but other than that, it's very basic. And I studied French, not math
Edit: I see a bunch of other people arrived at the same conclusion while I was typing


Posted:
Fri May 18, 2007 2:46 pm
by Jafnhár
Look, anyone can create problems that take long time to do because they have many numbers and letters. There is nothing original about this one, it just takes time to do.
Re: World's Hardest Math Problem: 1

Posted:
Fri May 18, 2007 2:53 pm
by GreecePwns
π^4=6494112581993339....
Obviously the answer to this is NO!

Posted:
Fri May 18, 2007 2:54 pm
by Koesen
If you want a hard math problem, try proving that if an integer n is greater than 2, then the equation an + bn = cn has no solutions in non-zero integers a, b, and c.
[edit: sorry, that should read a to the power of n, b to the power of n and c to the power of n)

Posted:
Fri May 18, 2007 3:23 pm
by The1exile
Instead of typing SQUARED or CUBED use ^2 or ^3 respectively.

Posted:
Fri May 18, 2007 3:33 pm
by ranck3
Its not hard, just takes time to do, i am busy right now so im not doing it. but i may later.

Posted:
Fri May 18, 2007 3:35 pm
by ParadiceCity9
I liked algebra last year...it's the only math i'm good at..im really bad at geometry this year


Posted:
Fri May 18, 2007 3:40 pm
by mandalorian2298
Koesen wrote:If you want a hard math problem, try proving that if an integer n is greater than 2, then the equation an + bn = cn has no solutions in non-zero integers a, b, and c.
[edit: sorry, that should read a to the power of n, b to the power of n and c to the power of n)
You didn't state that the following is false:
a=b
b=c
c=a
Thus, here is my counter example: a=b=c=1


Posted:
Fri May 18, 2007 3:46 pm
by mibi
figured it out.
(wtf)^2/st+fu=gfy

Posted:
Fri May 18, 2007 3:48 pm
by heavycola
mibi wrote:figured it out.
(wtf)^2/st+fu=gfy
my god i think he's cracked it


Posted:
Fri May 18, 2007 3:52 pm
by Splash
The problem isn't hard, reciting pie is.
3.1415926535897932384626433832795028841971693993751058209749445923078164062862089986280348253421170679
8214808651328230664709384460955058223172535940812848111745028410270193852110555964462294895493038196
4428810975665933446128475648233786783165271201909145648566923460348610454326648213393607260249141273
724587006606315588174881520920962829254091715364367892590360011330530548820466521384146951941511609

Posted:
Fri May 18, 2007 3:55 pm
by wrightfan123
oops, there was a typo: it's supposed2b +(wxyz), not +(wxyz)

Posted:
Fri May 18, 2007 3:57 pm
by GreecePwns
wrightfan123 wrote:oops, there was a typo: it's supposed2b +(wxyz), not +(wxyz)
Those are the same thing...


Posted:
Fri May 18, 2007 3:58 pm
by Puff
hey right, since you made the problem maybe you can provide the answer.
and whats the prize anyway.

Posted:
Fri May 18, 2007 4:03 pm
by Syzygy
There is no prize.


Posted:
Fri May 18, 2007 4:05 pm
by Puff
Syzygy wrote:There is no prize.

that sucks
and here I was hoping it was a year of premium

Posted:
Fri May 18, 2007 4:07 pm
by Syzygy
Anyone feel like offering a year's free premium for answering some hard puzzle?


Posted:
Fri May 18, 2007 4:08 pm
by Puff
Syzygy wrote:Anyone feel like offering a year's free premium for answering some hard puzzle?

meh only a mathematician could figure it out anyway.

Posted:
Fri May 18, 2007 4:12 pm
by Syzygy
Puff wrote:Syzygy wrote:Anyone feel like offering a year's free premium for answering some hard puzzle?

meh only a mathematician could figure it out anyway.
It's not really hard, just tedious though.

Posted:
Fri May 18, 2007 4:23 pm
by Dancing Mustard
mibi wrote:figured it out.
(wtf)^2/st+fu=gfy
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