2006-06-29 13:49:21 · 8 answers · asked by simple 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
If you put a dash over the second "I" and a colon between the 9 and 5 you get
I0 T0 I0 = 9:50
2006-06-29 16:25:36 · answer #1 · answered by NotEasilyFooled 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Just guessing here, but, if it is a representation in some other base, what would it mean?
1230 in base 10 means....1*10^3 + 2*10^2 + 3*10^1 + 0*10^0
If the representation is in some unknow base b, you would have
1*b^5 + 1*b^3 + 1*b = 950.
This is a polynomial in b and could be set =0 as follows
1*b^5 + 1*b^3 + 1*b - 950 = 0. As this is an odd numbered degree polynomial, it must have at least one real solution.
Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to factor and therefore b is not rational.
Another possible interpretation is that it is saying:
10*b^2 + 10*b + 10 for some unknown base b.
10*b^2 + 10*b + 10 - 950 = 0
b^2 + b -940 = 0. Hmm, if it had been 930 it would factor into
(b+31)(b-30) and we would say that it was base 30.
Are you sure it wasn't 940 instead of 950? LOL
2006-06-29 22:19:07 · answer #2 · answered by tbolling2 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is this something to do with a clock? Like 10 minutes to 10 is 9:50?
2006-06-29 22:42:51 · answer #3 · answered by jenh42002 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
10x10-10=950
2006-06-29 20:54:34 · answer #4 · answered by pat 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
may be in binary ===950
2006-06-29 20:52:41 · answer #5 · answered by Nihilist 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
additional details required.......
2006-06-30 05:20:22 · answer #6 · answered by Ratz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
is this a trick question??? srry i dont know...
2006-06-29 22:08:20 · answer #7 · answered by V 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dunno................
how?
2006-06-29 21:33:46 · answer #8 · answered by obsessedw/nowandl8erz&ladybugz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋