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 Mar 19 2012, 01:50 PM
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QUOTE(zaxflaya @ Mar 9 2012, 04:43 PM)  The scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz stated that the sum of the squares of any 2 sides in an isosceles triangle is equal to the square root of the remaining side. If that's supposed to be the Pythagorean Theorum, he said it totally wrong. The Pythagorean Theorum states that in a right triangle, the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the 2 other sides. I'm not a geometry wiz, but I do know that what the scarecrow said in the movie was not the correct statement of the Pythagorean Theorum. No right angles in an isosceles triangle. |
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Mar 19 2012, 03:29 PM
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alcohol + calculus = cannot be
beacuse: "don't drink and derive" -------------------- May the odds be ever in my favor
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Mar 19 2012, 03:39 PM
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QUOTE(Yakitutu @ Mar 19 2012, 01:29 PM) alcohol + calculus = cannot be beacuse: "don't drink and derive" I deem the above equation to be false ~ I always derive from drink.  
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Mar 23 2012, 05:49 PM
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QUOTE(stusson @ Mar 19 2012, 01:50 PM) No right angles in an isosceles triangle. I realize that an isosceles triangle is not a right triangle. I just don't know if what the scarecrow said about an isosceles triangle is true. |
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Mar 24 2012, 12:31 AM
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QUOTE(zaxflaya @ Mar 9 2012, 07:43 PM) The scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz stated that the sum of the squares of any 2 sides in an isosceles triangle is equal to the square root of the remaining side. If that's supposed to be the Pythagorean Theorum, he said it totally wrong. The Pythagorean Theorum states that in a right triangle, the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the 2 other sides. I'm not a geometry wiz, but I do know that what the scarecrow said in the movie was not the correct statement of the Pythagorean Theorum. Well the scarecrow only had straw for brains! -------------------- Never too old to have a happy childhood!   .......... .......... Don't put an age limit on your dreams! |
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Mar 27 2012, 01:42 PM
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QUOTE(zaxflaya @ Mar 23 2012, 03:49 PM) I realize that an isosceles triangle is not a right triangle. I just don't know if what the scarecrow said about an isosceles triangle is true. Nope, not true. It was scripted incorrectly by the Oz film team, Bolger recited from script; it was supposed to be the Pythagorean Theorum. It also was not the Triangle Inequality Theorum. (careful with that acronym  )
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Mar 27 2012, 03:34 PM
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QUOTE(stusson @ Mar 27 2012, 01:42 PM) Nope, not true. It was scripted incorrectly by the Oz film team, Bolger recited from script; it was supposed to be the Pythagorean Theorum. It also was not the Triangle Inequality Theorum. (careful with that acronym )That's what I thought. I'm sure the film team team wanted the scarecrow to say the correct thing, having just received a degree in Thinkology. They screwed that up. 
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Mar 27 2012, 06:08 PM
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Coffee_Instructions_482_In_the_end_it_was_determined_that_coffee_really_is_the_square_route_of_all_evil.jpg ( 79.34K )
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Apr 8 2012, 05:58 AM
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QUOTE(wingsovernc @ Mar 27 2012, 06:08 PM)
Coffee_Instructions_482_In_the_end_it_was_determined_that_coffee_really_is_the_square_route_of_all_evil.jpg ( 79.34K )
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Apr 8 2012, 07:26 AM
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QUOTE(idecline @ Apr 8 2012, 06:58 AM) You know that kind of stuff is considered 'funny' in Physics departments...
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Apr 10 2012, 11:14 AM
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I have wondered a long time on this:
Is there one equation that can determine the length of one side of an octagon when that octagon's overall width (side to side) matches that of a square of which the width is given? Or side square = 10 |
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Apr 10 2012, 11:35 AM
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QUOTE(stusson @ Apr 10 2012, 12:14 PM) I have wondered a long time on this: Is there one equation that can determine the length of one side of an octagon when that octagon's overall width (side to side) matches that of a square of which the width is given? Or side square = 10 Yeah, I've often wondered that too, stu.... . On days like today whenI'm off work and needing something unfathomable to contemplate .-------------------- When you stumble and fall, there you will find gold.
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Apr 11 2012, 12:15 PM
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Still contemplating Stusson's complex problem above but in the interim, Yahoo
has posted a list of the top 10 best and worst jobs for 2012 compiled by CareerCast. Among the top 10 BEST jobs: 10. Mathematician 2012 pay: $99,191 2011 pay: $94,178 Change in pay: +5.3% Change on list: down 7 “Mathematician has always been in our top 10,” Lee said. “The primary reason here is that the basis of all science is math … Math skills are always in great demand." So all you mathmatically minded guys (and gals?) out there...this could be your future! (Personally, I suck at math, even worse than spelling! )
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Oct 11 2012, 07:01 PM
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6X+(-4X/2X)+4-2=4X+6
Solve for X This post has been edited by The Day After Tommorow: Oct 11 2012, 07:01 PM -------------------- My blog, Nor'easter Warn (N'EW)
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Oct 12 2012, 05:47 PM
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QUOTE(The Day After Tommorow @ Oct 11 2012, 08:01 PM) 6X+(-4X/2X)+4-2=4X+6 Solve for X 1 -------------------- When you stumble and fall, there you will find gold.
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Oct 19 2012, 07:44 PM
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QUOTE(The Day After Tommorow @ Oct 11 2012, 08:01 PM) 6X+(-4X/2X)+4-2=4X+6 Solve for X 6x+(-4x/2x)+4-2=4x+6 6x-2x+4-2=4x+6 4x+4-2=4x+6 4x+2=4X+6 2=6 NO SOLUTION I wasn't paying attention when I made the equation. -------------------- My blog, Nor'easter Warn (N'EW)
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Nov 24 2012, 04:34 AM
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QUOTE(The Day After Tommorow @ Oct 19 2012, 07:44 PM) 6x+(-4x/2x)+4-2=4x+6 6x-2x+4-2=4x+6 4x+4-2=4x+6 4x+2=4X+6 2=6 NO SOLUTION I wasn't paying attention when I made the equation. Shame  Shame Shame
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Nov 24 2012, 09:34 AM
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Tan(90)
-------------------- A forum post should be like a skirt, short enough to get your attention but long enough to cover the topic!
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Nov 25 2012, 01:47 AM
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QUOTE(Bigdaddy2644 @ Nov 24 2012, 09:34 AM) Tan(90) Not being 'big' in math - is that a equation or a statement? -------------------- Never too old to have a happy childhood! ....................Don't put an age limit on your dreams! |
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Nov 26 2012, 03:14 PM
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QUOTE(Bigdaddy2644 @ Nov 24 2012, 08:34 AM) Tan(90) QUOTE(mmi16 @ Nov 25 2012, 12:47 AM) Not being 'big' in math - is that a equation or a statement? It is Trig. He is asking for the Tan of 90 degrees which is Undefined/0/infinity; depending on how you're using it. -------------------- QUOTE(Apologistnky @ Nov 4 2010, 10:57 PM) A squirrel cannot carry the rabies virus... but has no trouble carrying the AK-47 assault rifle or the M72 Light Anti-tank weapon ( LAWS rocket)!! :unsure: :lol: |
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