tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12941632.post113501764798262272..comments2023-05-14T06:53:17.186-07:00Comments on Kat's Caffeine Induced Rantings: Brainteaser SolutionKathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16131868126882079983noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12941632.post-1135099810094603712005-12-20T09:30:00.000-08:002005-12-20T09:30:00.000-08:00tee hee ... very funny, D.tee hee ... very funny, D.Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16131868126882079983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12941632.post-1135032512667288972005-12-19T14:48:00.000-08:002005-12-19T14:48:00.000-08:00ah... so 12+34=56 wouldn't be right? dambit.ah... so 12+34=56 wouldn't be right? dambit.monkeysunclehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09320666323838066096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12941632.post-1135018097676325712005-12-19T10:48:00.000-08:002005-12-19T10:48:00.000-08:00The "trick" to this puzzle was to come up with usi...The "trick" to this puzzle was to come up with using "to the power of" pairs of numbers.<BR/><BR/>For instance, the following 3 solutions fit the guidelines (2 digits per line, using numbers 1-6, each once and only once):<BR/><BR/>35 + 1^4 = 6^2<BR/>4^3 + 1^2 = 65<BR/>4^1 + 2^5 = 36<BR/><BR/>The "^" symbol is being used to designate "to the power of". So for the second one (the one I came up with) the solution would read "4 cubed plus 1 squared equals 65". (The "^" symbol only being added for computer-speak. In the real world, no symbol would be necessary.)<BR/><BR/>Though the puzzle guidelines don't explicity state no symbols may be added, a couple of other solutions with added symbols could be:<BR/><BR/>square root of 25 + 36 = 41<BR/>1/3 + 2/4 = 5/6<BR/><BR/>And there ya go. Don't kill me if you disagree with the solutions .... I'm just the messenger! ;)Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16131868126882079983noreply@blogger.com