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coltrane
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Chile988 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-05-20 01:40:12
May 20 2010 01:37 GMT
#21
On May 20 2010 09:59 Djzapz wrote:
Since this is solved, I have a fun one (it was for me!)

A truck is on the highway at a constant speed of "s" km/h. The truck's gas consumption is shown by:
q(s)= 1/250*((50/v)+v) in litres/km.

The driver is paid $35/hour.

Find at which speed the cost is at the minimum for the employer for a 254 kilometers drive provided that gasoline costs $1,059 per litre.

It had me confused for a while but it was cewl =D
PS: I'm horrible at math so it took me longer than it should have.



that problem is horrible... have you ever thought about the driver's family? or about his rights as a worker?

How many hours in a row you want your drivier driving?, have any fkn mba any idea on safety?

This is no math, sir, this is pure explotation.



edit:
On May 20 2010 10:37 dangots0ul wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 20 2010 10:08 coltrane wrote:
On May 20 2010 09:58 dangots0ul wrote:
don't worry bro, you won't be using 99% of this stuff ever after school. unless u go into math



Sorry for the double post, but whoever listen this douchebag is a douchebag aswell.

And even if he is right, that 1% totally owns.


great logic douchebag.


603 shitty oneliners, nothing else to add...
Jävla skit
Djzapz
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Canada10681 Posts
May 20 2010 02:24 GMT
#22
On May 20 2010 10:25 Sadistx wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 20 2010 09:59 Djzapz wrote:
Since this is solved, I have a fun one (it was for me!)

A truck is on the highway at a constant speed of "s" km/h. The truck's gas consumption is shown by:
q(s)= 1/250*((50/v)+v) in litres/km.

The driver is paid $35/hour.

Find at which speed the cost is at the minimum for the employer for a 254 kilometers drive provided that gasoline costs $1,059 per litre.

It had me confused for a while but it was cewl =D
PS: I'm horrible at math so it took me longer than it should have.


Take the derivative and find the minimum of the function?

Yeah but you have to find the actual function which is the fun part =D
"My incompetence with power tools had been increasing exponentially over the course of 20 years spent inhaling experimental oven cleaners"
Mortality
Profile Blog Joined December 2005
United States4790 Posts
May 20 2010 02:38 GMT
#23
On May 20 2010 09:47 Navi wrote:
when i saw "math" in the title i thought this would be some dissertation level shit.... so many math dudes on here


Two things...

1. He did say "terribad" in the title.

2. I've never seen anything close to dissertation level here.
Even though this Proleague bullshit has been completely bogus, I really, really, really do not see how Khan can lose this. I swear I will kill myself if they do. - nesix before KHAN lost to eNature
dangots0ul
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United States919 Posts
May 20 2010 03:52 GMT
#24
On May 20 2010 10:37 coltrane wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 20 2010 09:59 Djzapz wrote:
Since this is solved, I have a fun one (it was for me!)

A truck is on the highway at a constant speed of "s" km/h. The truck's gas consumption is shown by:
q(s)= 1/250*((50/v)+v) in litres/km.

The driver is paid $35/hour.

Find at which speed the cost is at the minimum for the employer for a 254 kilometers drive provided that gasoline costs $1,059 per litre.

It had me confused for a while but it was cewl =D
PS: I'm horrible at math so it took me longer than it should have.



that problem is horrible... have you ever thought about the driver's family? or about his rights as a worker?

How many hours in a row you want your drivier driving?, have any fkn mba any idea on safety?

This is no math, sir, this is pure explotation.



edit:
Show nested quote +
On May 20 2010 10:37 dangots0ul wrote:
On May 20 2010 10:08 coltrane wrote:
On May 20 2010 09:58 dangots0ul wrote:
don't worry bro, you won't be using 99% of this stuff ever after school. unless u go into math



Sorry for the double post, but whoever listen this douchebag is a douchebag aswell.

And even if he is right, that 1% totally owns.


great logic douchebag.


603 shitty oneliners, nothing else to add...


clearly some one doesn't know how to go through post history. Its ok, logical reasoning is not for everyone. Someone has got to be the kid sitting in the back with the helmets and seat belts
i type teamliquid into the url subconsciously... all...the...time...
Kwidowmaker
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
Canada978 Posts
May 20 2010 06:05 GMT
#25
This kept me up a bit last night. If a and b are positive integers, prove that sqrt(a) + sqrt(b) is rational if and only if a and b are perfect squares
Kk.
coltrane
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Chile988 Posts
May 20 2010 13:16 GMT
#26
On May 20 2010 12:52 dangots0ul wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 20 2010 10:37 coltrane wrote:
On May 20 2010 09:59 Djzapz wrote:
Since this is solved, I have a fun one (it was for me!)

A truck is on the highway at a constant speed of "s" km/h. The truck's gas consumption is shown by:
q(s)= 1/250*((50/v)+v) in litres/km.

The driver is paid $35/hour.

Find at which speed the cost is at the minimum for the employer for a 254 kilometers drive provided that gasoline costs $1,059 per litre.

It had me confused for a while but it was cewl =D
PS: I'm horrible at math so it took me longer than it should have.



that problem is horrible... have you ever thought about the driver's family? or about his rights as a worker?

How many hours in a row you want your drivier driving?, have any fkn mba any idea on safety?

This is no math, sir, this is pure explotation.



edit:
On May 20 2010 10:37 dangots0ul wrote:
On May 20 2010 10:08 coltrane wrote:
On May 20 2010 09:58 dangots0ul wrote:
don't worry bro, you won't be using 99% of this stuff ever after school. unless u go into math



Sorry for the double post, but whoever listen this douchebag is a douchebag aswell.

And even if he is right, that 1% totally owns.


great logic douchebag.


603 shitty oneliners, nothing else to add...


clearly some one doesn't know how to go through post history. Its ok, logical reasoning is not for everyone. Someone has got to be the kid sitting in the back with the helmets and seat belts



because when I click profile in the upper right corner of your post, and then click the number of posts I dont find 600 one liners about bleach manga...

Please stay, you are so usefull to the site. I love to have you around.
Jävla skit
SpiritoftheTunA
Profile Blog Joined August 2006
United States20903 Posts
May 20 2010 17:28 GMT
#27
On May 20 2010 15:05 Kwidowmaker wrote:
This kept me up a bit last night. If a and b are positive integers, prove that sqrt(a) + sqrt(b) is rational if and only if a and b are perfect squares

well you need only two pieces, the fact that the square root of any integer that isnt a perfect square is irrational, and that anything added to an irrational number is still irrational

so conversely, it's rational only if both terms are square roots of perfect squares

i dont know any algebraic or formal proofs though
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dangots0ul
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United States919 Posts
May 20 2010 18:55 GMT
#28
On May 20 2010 22:16 coltrane wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 20 2010 12:52 dangots0ul wrote:
On May 20 2010 10:37 coltrane wrote:
On May 20 2010 09:59 Djzapz wrote:
Since this is solved, I have a fun one (it was for me!)

A truck is on the highway at a constant speed of "s" km/h. The truck's gas consumption is shown by:
q(s)= 1/250*((50/v)+v) in litres/km.

The driver is paid $35/hour.

Find at which speed the cost is at the minimum for the employer for a 254 kilometers drive provided that gasoline costs $1,059 per litre.

It had me confused for a while but it was cewl =D
PS: I'm horrible at math so it took me longer than it should have.



that problem is horrible... have you ever thought about the driver's family? or about his rights as a worker?

How many hours in a row you want your drivier driving?, have any fkn mba any idea on safety?

This is no math, sir, this is pure explotation.



edit:
On May 20 2010 10:37 dangots0ul wrote:
On May 20 2010 10:08 coltrane wrote:
On May 20 2010 09:58 dangots0ul wrote:
don't worry bro, you won't be using 99% of this stuff ever after school. unless u go into math



Sorry for the double post, but whoever listen this douchebag is a douchebag aswell.

And even if he is right, that 1% totally owns.


great logic douchebag.


603 shitty oneliners, nothing else to add...


clearly some one doesn't know how to go through post history. Its ok, logical reasoning is not for everyone. Someone has got to be the kid sitting in the back with the helmets and seat belts



because when I click profile in the upper right corner of your post, and then click the number of posts I dont find 600 one liners about bleach manga...

Please stay, you are so usefull to the site. I love to have you around.


15 / 600 definitely = 600 one liners.

clap clap for the special kid!
i type teamliquid into the url subconsciously... all...the...time...
nineninja9
Profile Joined March 2010
United States194 Posts
May 20 2010 19:16 GMT
#29
On May 21 2010 02:28 SpiritoftheTunA wrote:
well you need only two pieces, the fact that the square root of any integer that isnt a perfect square is irrational, and that anything added to an irrational number is still irrational

so conversely, it's rational only if both terms are square roots of perfect squares

i dont know any algebraic or formal proofs though


That's not actually true. Two irrational numbers added together can in fact be rational.
FiBsTeR
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States415 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-05-20 19:19:46
May 20 2010 19:18 GMT
#30
On May 21 2010 02:28 SpiritoftheTunA wrote:

well you need only two pieces, the fact that the square root of any integer that isnt a perfect square is irrational, and that anything added to an irrational number is still irrational


That second thing isn't true: sqrt(2) and -sqrt(2) are both irrational but their sum is 0, which is rational. Rational + rational = rational, rational * rational = rational, rational + irrational = irrational, rational * irrational = irrational, but you can't say anything about irrational + irrational or irrational * irrational.

+ Show Spoiler +

Suppose b is not a perfect square, so that sqrt(b) is irrational. If sqrt(a) + sqrt(b) is rational, then (sqrt(a) + sqrt(b)) - 2sqrt(b) = sqrt(a) - sqrt(b) is irrational. Multiplying these gives a - b, which must be irrational, which can't be if a, b are positive integers. So b is a perfect square, and the result follows from symmetry.


EDIT: ninja'd by nineninja :o

On May 20 2010 10:08 coltrane wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 20 2010 09:58 dangots0ul wrote:
don't worry bro, you won't be using 99% of this stuff ever after school. unless u go into math



Sorry for the double post, but whoever listen this douchebag is a douchebag aswell.

And even if he is right, that 1% totally owns.


LOL this is so clever, I'm stealing this. I hear that "math is 99% useless" phrase so much, this is perfect.
s h 1 k 4 i
Profile Joined May 2010
United States21 Posts
May 20 2010 21:30 GMT
#31
That's a nice proof.

Could you also say the following?

Since Q is a field, sqrt(a) + sqrt(b) rational implies that if either sqrt(a) or sqrt(b) is rational, then the other must be rational (by closure under addition). Thus, if the statement isn't true, then they both must be irrational. Then use the fact that two strictly positive irrational numbers can never sum to a rational.
semantics
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
10040 Posts
May 20 2010 21:40 GMT
#32
http://www.wolframalpha.com/

plug problems into there and use show steps =p low level math can all be done and steps shown on wolfram i wish i had this when i was going though algebra and calc.
Nytefish
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
United Kingdom4282 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-05-20 22:24:49
May 20 2010 22:23 GMT
#33
On May 21 2010 06:40 semantics wrote:
http://www.wolframalpha.com/

plug problems into there and use show steps =p low level math can all be done and steps shown on wolfram i wish i had this when i was going though algebra and calc.


Haha I use it for uni level maths sometimes

Well low level but messy stuff like algebra or series expansions that you want to quickly check you got right.
No I'm never serious.
FiBsTeR
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States415 Posts
May 20 2010 23:07 GMT
#34
On May 21 2010 06:30 s h 1 k 4 i wrote:
Since Q is a field, sqrt(a) + sqrt(b) rational implies that if either sqrt(a) or sqrt(b) is rational, then the other must be rational (by closure under addition). Thus, if the statement isn't true, then they both must be irrational. Then use the fact that two strictly positive irrational numbers can never sum to a rational.


Sorry, that doesn't work either. I used the closure of Q over addition and multiplication in my proof, I just didn't explicitly state it. But two strictly positive irrationals can still sum to a rational. Take sqrt(2) and 2 - sqrt(2).
s h 1 k 4 i
Profile Joined May 2010
United States21 Posts
May 20 2010 23:50 GMT
#35
Oh, that was dumb of me, haha. Thanks for the correction.
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