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The Conversation U.S.TheConversationUS@newsie.social
2025-06-01

Humans have been fascinated by prime numbers for thousands of years — from ancient bone carvings to today’s high-tech computer searches.

The quest for ever-larger primes continues but now it includes algorithms and prize money.

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2025-06-01

Here's the question for June 1st from the AMS Daily Epsilon of Math Calendar
@DailyEpsilon

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Twice four to the power minus x plus once 2 to the power minus x is 1. What is x?
2025-05-31

Here's the question for May 31st from the AMS Daily Epsilon of Math Calendar
@DailyEpsilon

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We have an unknown z given such that z squared plus z plus 1 is equal to zero. The question asks us to evaluate the sum of one plus every third power of z from z cubed to z raised to the power 90.
2025-05-30

Here's the question for May 30th from the AMS Daily Epsilon of Math Calendar
@DailyEpsilon

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The average monthly salary at a company is 8000 dollars. İf 10 ebooks have an average salary of 12000 dollars and the rest average 6000 dollars, how many employees are there?
Skewray Research {ICE≡Gestapo}skewray@mathstodon.xyz
2025-05-29

The "Filter Languages" setting does not seem to be working properly. I have mine set to English only, but properly marked non-English postings are appearing in my feed. At least, I am assuming that they are properly marked, as the "Translate" link is at the bottom.

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2025-05-29

Here's the question for May 29th from the AMS Daily Epsilon of Math Calendar
@DailyEpsilon

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Multiply the numbers 4, 5, 6 and 7, add 1 and take the square root of the result. That will be the answer to today's question.
2025-05-28

Here's the question for May 28th from the AMS Daily Epsilon of Math Calendar @DailyEpsilon

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The sum of unknowns r and s is 2. The sum of 2 raised to the power of r and 2 raised to the power of s is 6. The question asks us to evaluate the sum of 4 raised to the power of r and 4 raised to the power of s.
2025-05-27

Here's the question for May 27th from the AMS Daily Epsilon of Math Calendar
@DailyEpsilon

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Find the number of two digit numbers larger than 20 whose digits sum to a number divisible by 3.
2025-05-26

Here's the question for May 26th from the AMS Daily Epsilon of Math Calendar
@DailyEpsilon

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Ab 8 foot by 3 foot rectangular pool is surrounded on all sides by one foot of grass. How many square feet of grass are there?
2025-05-25

Here's the question for May 25th from the AMS Daily Epsilon of Math Calendar
@DailyEpsilon

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The sum of the square roots of numbers x and y is 9. The difference of x and y is also 9. The question asks us to find the value of x.
2025-05-24

Here's the question for May 24th from the AMS Daily Epsilon of Math Calendar
@DailyEpsilon

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12 to the power y is given as 18. The question asks us to evaluate 2 raised to the power the number given by the ratio of y minus 5 to y minus 2
2025-05-23

Here's the question for May 23rd from the AMS Daily Epsilon of Math Calendar
@DailyEpsilon

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Juan is given 40 cookies on a Monday and eats 2 cookies at lunch every school day and one cookie each weekend day. How many days will the cookies last?
2025-05-22

Here's the question for May 22nd from the AMS Daily Epsilon of Math Calendar
@DailyEpsilon

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A right angle triangle with the right angle on the right side of the base is given. A perpendicular to the base is drawn from the midpoint of the base to the hypothenuse of the triangle. Length of this segment is equal to half the length of the base. 

Length of the segment connecting base midpoint to the top vertex is 2 times Square root of 55. The question asks the area of the triangle formed by this segment, hypothenuse and the perpendicular bisector of the base
2025-05-21

Here's the question for May 21st from the AMS Daily Epsilon of Math Calendar.

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How many integers from 80 to 130 contain the digit 1 exactly once?
2025-05-20

Here's the question for May 20th from the AMS Daily Epsilon of Math Calendar.

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Find the difference between the sum of the four element subset of 1, 2, ..., 9 with the largest sum and the sum of the four element subset with the least sum.
2025-05-19

Here's the question for May 19th from the AMS Daily Epsilon of Math Calendar.

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Find the result when the difference between 2025 squared and 2006 times 2044 undergoes a further square root operation.
2025-05-18

Here's the question for May 18th from the AMS Daily Epsilon of Math Calendar.

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Let sigma sub zero of n be defined as equal to the number of divisors if n.

Find sigma sub zero of 11 factorial divided by sigma sub zero of 6 factorial
2025-05-17

Here's the question for May 17th from the AMS Daily Epsilon of Math Calendar.

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A new operation between two numbers A and B and shown with a special symbol is defined as the average of A and B, that is half the sum of A and B. 

The question asks the outcome when the result of the operation between 4 and 10 undergoes the same operation with the result of the operation between 24 and 30
The Conversation U.S.TheConversationUS@newsie.social
2025-05-16

Modern algebra can help solve a scrambled Rubik's cube. It's not just about equations, but studying objects and how they behave when combined in different ways.

theconversation.com/algebra-is
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2025-05-16

Here's the question for May 16th from the AMS Daily Epsilon of Math Calendar.

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On the Cartesian xy-plane, two lines are given. First line goes through points (-4,0), (0,a) and (2,6). The second line goes through points (0,b), (2,6) and (4,0). The question asks to find the sum of a and b unknowns.

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