sahara128's New Writeupshttp://everything2.com/?node=New%20Writeups%20Atom%20Feed&foruser=sahara1282013-02-28T02:04:46ZSahara's Math Challenge # 1 (thing)http://m.everything2.com/user/sahara128/writeups/Sahara%2527s+Math+Challenge+%2523+1sahara128http://m.everything2.com/user/sahara1282013-02-28T02:04:46Z2013-02-28T02:04:46Z<p>Just for fun, try solving this.</p>
<p><strong># 1</strong></p>
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Find numbers <strong>x</strong> & <strong>y</strong> such that they satisfy:
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<strong>a)</strong> y / x = c</p>
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<strong>b)</strong> (y + 1) / (x + 1) = k
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<strong>c)</strong> (y + 2) / (x + 2) = q</p>
<p>x, y c, k & q are <a href="/title/positive+integers">positive integers</a>. Also,</p>
<p>c - k = 2^8</p>
<p>k - q = (2^8) - 1</p>
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<p>I should say it's not so much the answer as how the numbers align to create such a pattern that I find interesting.</p>
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