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Thanks for your belief :) A fluxion of the quantity x (which is dependent on time) is the speed at which speed increases. Essentially it seems to be the derivative.

I was asked to find the ratio of the fluxion of x to the fluxion of 1/x using Newton's synthetic method of fluxions. I do not understand how to do this.

Thanks. I appreciate that feed back, and you are right. I did not get how the system works, but your extra hint helped me out.

I'm sorry! I would I just don't know how to do it...

Part of the Balinese system

I'm not sure how to solve this. I think that we can count - to get from 2_5 to 5_5 is 3_5 days. And to get from 3_6 to 2_6 is 5_6 days. From 5_7 to 4_7 is 6_7 days. But, how do I put this together to find the minimum number of days? Is it the lowest common multiple of 3,5, and 6? (Which is 30)?

Thanks! These resources look helpful.

Summary:: Given the Mayan date (8,10,193) determine the Mayan date that is 0,2,3,5,10 days later. The Mayans used a complicated date system. The question asks: Given the Mayan date (8,10,193) determine the Mayan date that is 0,2,3,5,10 days later. The system the Mayans used had two...

Of course! I really appreciate your help - you walked me through this, but in a way that helped me really understand what I was doing!

One more question - 42 what?

That makes a lot of sense! Now it is obvious why there are two numbers :)

Ah I see - the answer is either 42 or 90.

I checked my work - you are right. I messed up in that last conversion. How do I read the chart now?

Let me try again - 35 rods, 1 foot, 0 unciae. Does this make more sense? You were right - my other values clearly had problems.

I multiplied by 21/5 but when I had fractions I tried to convert them into the other units. I think I messed up there...