Runes of Magic US / AU

72 1/2! To all of them!

Quoted from "WEAPON1052;601195"

At any given rate, you and I seem to share the same view that there is a disturbing lack of mathematical aptitude in upcoming generations. I'm curious, however, to discuss what you think are the underlying reasons.

Watch the movie Idiocracy. That is my answer. Sad but true.

Quoted from "Ravesden;601267"

72 1/2! To all of them!

I'm going to come up with one just for you...

to all questions: 42. /thread

What is the derivative of pi^2?
Answer: 0. Pi is a constant, so there is not a change in rate, hence a derivative of 0.

What is the volume of a hexagon that has 1 inch sides?
Answer: 0. volume is a cubed measurement of 3d objects. a hexagon is a 2d object

What is the opposite of 0?
Answer: 0. Since it's neither positive or negative, there isn't a number opposite to it.

Two men, standing back to back, begin to walk away from each other. One man's stride is twice the length of the other man's stride. After ten strides both men stop walking because they have arrived at the same spot. How is this possible? There are 2 answers.
Answer: 1 - they are walking near the top or bottom of the world and their paths create a circle.
Can anyone guess answer 2?

If 5 + 3 = g and 1 + 3 = o, what does 1 + 7 equal? (Hint: wait until it stops raining to figure this out!)
1 + 7 = v, as in violet. The numbers correspond to the colors found on a rainbow. I had to correct the original post.

The only good math problems

Quoted from "Djed;601343"

What is the opposite of 0?
Answer: 0. Since it's neither positive or negative, there isn't a number opposite to it.

Infinity is the opposite of zero. Since zero is a concept and not an actual number, and infinity is the opposite concept.

Also, since zero is nothing, then everything would also be an acceptable answer. Depending on your religious stance, God could also be an acceptable answer if you view zero as nothing.

Quoted from "ghostwolf82;601379"

Infinity is the opposite of zero. Since zero is a concept and not an actual number, and infinity is the opposite concept.

Also, since zero is nothing, then everything would also be an acceptable answer. Depending on your religious stance, God could also be an acceptable answer if you view zero as nothing.

what about negative infinity

Quoted from "Cike;601382"

what about negative infinity

Also would work. As would i

Quoted from "ghostwolf82;601379"

Infinity is the opposite of zero. Since zero is a concept and not an actual number, and infinity is the opposite concept.

Also, since zero is nothing, then everything would also be an acceptable answer. Depending on your religious stance, God could also be an acceptable answer if you view zero as nothing.

The opposite of infinity is negative infinity. And zero is a number; it's the midpoint of all real and imaginary numbers.

Quoted from "Djed;601385"

The opposite of infinity is negative infinity. And zero is a number; it's the midpoint of all real and imaginary numbers.

No, zero is a concept. So are all negative numbers. You can have 1 apple or more, but you can't have negative apples, you also can't have zero apples. You can owe someone an apple, which is -1, but is a concept. If you have no apples, you don't go around saying I have zero apples, you just don't think about it.

Infinity is a concept as well. Time is conceptual construct of the human mind as well.

Actually, most things in math are just concepts and do not occur naturally in nature. If it doesn't occur in nature, it is just a concept.

Quoted from "Djed;601343"

Two men, standing back to back, begin to walk away from each other. One man's stride is twice the length of the other man's stride. After ten strides both men stop walking because they have arrived at the same spot. How is this possible? There are 2 answers.
Answer: 1 - they are walking near the top or bottom of the world and their paths create a circle.
Can anyone guess answer 2?

I figured answer 1. For 2 I was kinda reaching, as in

- They are walking on a frictionless surface and thus have not actually moved at all
- They are inside of a loop (think like a rollercoaster) and met back up at some point on that loop
- They are both on a treadmill (one going 2x the speed of the other) and have not moved, staying at the same point.
- Walking around a track and met back up facing each other
- Portals (silly GLaDOS)

any of these close?

Quoted from "ghostwolf82;601389"

No, zero is a concept. So are all negative numbers. You can have 1 apple or more, but you can't have negative apples, you also can't have zero apples. You can owe someone an apple, which is -1, but is a concept. If you have no apples, you don't go around saying I have zero apples, you just don't think about it.

Infinity is a concept as well. Time is conceptual construct of the human mind as well.

Actually, most things in math are just concepts and do not occur naturally in nature. If it doesn't occur in nature, it is just a concept.

See, now you're heading into the philosophical aspect of math, which then can turn into the "any answer given for a math problem is technically correct because all of it is conceptual."

So if you go the philosophical route, one idea is that zero is a number and negative numbers don't exist. If I don't have something but I want it (a dollar, for example), then I have zero dollars. If you have only one dollar and give it to me, now I have 1 dollar and you have none. You can never have negative dollars because you have nothing to give to anyone; the only thing you can give is zero dollars to someone. Negative becomes the concept and thus doesn't exist at all while zero becomes a number because it is possible to have nothing of something.

Or you can go with another thought that there are only 2 real numbers; you either have something or you don't. Amounts of something do not matter, what matters is whether you have it.

Quoted from "Quaffy2;601398"

I figured answer 1. For 2 I was kinda reaching, as in

- They are walking on a frictionless surface and thus have not actually moved at all
- They are inside of a loop (think like a rollercoaster) and met back up at some point on that loop
- They are both on a treadmill (one going 2x the speed of the other) and have not moved, staying at the same point.
- Walking around a track and met back up facing each other
- Portals (silly GLaDOS)

any of these close?

The second answer was that after 3 steps, the man with the longer stride turns around and follows the first guy. At the 9th step, the first guy hears the 2nd guy approaching, turns around, and takes one step to greet him.

Quoted from "Djed;601503"

The second answer was that after 3 steps, the man with the longer stride turns around and follows the first guy. At the 9th step, the first guy hears the 2nd guy approaching, turns around, and takes one step to greet him.

Going into the philosophical side here as well, they can never be at the same place. If they did, they would have to meld into one

Quoted from "ghostwolf82;601530"

Going into the philosophical side here as well, they can never be at the same place. If they did, they would have to meld into one

Maybe they were the same person, with an optical illusion effect that made it look like 2 people