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  1. Jun 14th, 2002, 12:27 AM #1
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    Early morning riddle

    Morning folks. An early morning riddle for you:
    What 'e' has a method, a problem and a relation?
    There are 10 types of people in the world - those that understand binary, and those that don't.
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  2. Jun 14th, 2002, 01:05 AM #2
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    Natural logarithm?
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    It is Euler.

    method: A method for approximating function in differential equations.
    problem: 2 fixed centers problem related to gravity and movement in the cartesian plane.
    relation: e^(i*pi)+1=0.
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    actually it could also be euclid, but you are probably thinking of euler.

    euclid:
    Method: Eucliding method for prime factorization
    Problem: Euclid's 47th problem is pretty famous, it is the same as the Pythagorean theorm, but Euclid was the first to publish it
    Relation: In any map on a sphere, the number of countries plus the number of vertices exceeds the number edges by 2
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    Give that man a prize!
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  7. Jun 14th, 2002, 03:50 PM #6
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    Well done galway, right first time. I meant his Bridges of Konisberg (spelling?) problem but hey, the right answer is the right answer.

    Haven't seen you around here before. Welcome on board.
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