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The Bathroom
Joined 12 May '05 Moves 31388 Originally posted by perihelion
Is it bread = 218514,
Correct! There is no addition or multiplication in the problem.
thru a glass onion
Joined 19 Apr '03 Moves 16870 Originally posted by Wildfire
Correct! There is no addition or multiplication in the problem. That was clever i must admit.
False berry
Joined 14 Feb '04 Moves 28719 Originally posted by Wildfire
Correct! There is no addition or multiplication in the problem. My dead grandmother could come up with a better problem than that.
on the payroll
Joined 26 Nov '04 Moves 155080 Originally posted by PBE6
My dead grandmother could come up with a better problem than that. Agreed. My sympathies to those who wasted time on it.
Joined 12 Aug '05 Moves 2866 Originally posted by PBE6
My dead grandmother could come up with a better problem than that. You know, you're right. The square root of grandmother is a whopping 267976568.59
Joined 26 Apr '03 Moves 26771 first one to find an english word (3 or more letters) with an integer square root wins!
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Joined 17 Mar '05 Moves 1345 Originally posted by BigDoggProblem
Agreed. My sympathies to those who wasted time on it. I have no sympathy. No sympathy at all.
And what do you know about his dead grandmother?
on the payroll
Joined 26 Nov '04 Moves 155080 Originally posted by Bowmann
I have no sympathy. No sympathy at all.
She was quite the problemist in her day. Compared to this crap, she's Sam Loyd. 😀
under the sink
Joined 08 Aug '04 Moves 12493 Originally posted by iamatiger
first one to find an english word (3 or more letters) with an integer square root wins! add
thru a glass onion
Joined 19 Apr '03 Moves 16870 Originally posted by iamatiger
first one to find an english word (3 or more letters) with an integer square root wins! that
Joined 26 Apr '03 Moves 26771 Originally posted by The Plumber
add Well done plumber! I am still searching for a larger one (number or word length), if one exists then it is not easy to find!
Joined 26 Apr '03 Moves 26771 Originally posted by eldragonfly
that ? sqrt(208120) = 456.2017098
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Joined 17 Mar '05 Moves 1345 pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism
thru a glass onion
Joined 19 Apr '03 Moves 16870 Originally posted by iamatiger
? sqrt(208120) = 456.2017098 No i did it my way.
under the sink
Joined 08 Aug '04 Moves 12493 Originally posted by iamatiger
Well done plumber! I am still searching for a larger one (number or word length), if one exists then it is not easy to find! You're right about that. Took about 30 minutes, but I found a common everyday 4-letter word: have
Along the way, I found: pi, ave (as in ave maria - yeah, it's a stretch), up, and mix.
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Square Roots
15 Dec '05 01:50
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