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    Wrong answer on Linear Algebra and Its Applications 4th Ed.

    Homework Statement The Attempt at a Solution \left[ \begin{array}{cccc} 1 & 0 & 5 & 2 \\ -2 & 1 & -6 & -1 \\ 0 & 2 & 8 & 6 \end{array} \right] \sim \left[ \begin{array}{cccc} 1 & 0 & 5 & 2 \\ 0 & 1 & 4 & 3 \\ 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 \end{array} \right] From the RREF it is...
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    Ordered set proof review request

    Homework Statement , relevant equations, and the attempt at a solution are all in the attached file. I was reading through Invitation to Discrete Mathematics and attempted to solve an exercise that involved a proof. I've typeset everything in LaTeX and made a PDF out of it so that it does not...
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    Proofing My "Arithmetic?" Proof

    Dream case scenario I would get that \text{Given that } S \text{ is an array of } m \text{ small nonnegative integers and } \alpha \text{ is a prime larger than the largest integer in } S \sum_{i=0}^{m-1}\left(\alpha^{m-(i+1)}\times S_{1_i} \right) \ne...
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    Proofing My "Arithmetic?" Proof

    This is a self-assigned question. Not homework. I may have the right answer, but would like some reviewing. It came to me while reading on a CS topic, this did not come from a math textbook, otherwise it would be slightly more in context. I did not use any formula (so 2 would be empty) and 1...
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    Sum of last two digits of 27^27

    Glad I could be of assistance.
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    Sum of last two digits of 27^27

    "formula known to you earlier for certain numbers". I know about 3 and 41 by heart. I do not know if it is a property, I just happen to remember it. n : 3 ** n % 100 0 : 1 1 : 3 2 : 9 3 : 27 4 : 81 5 : 43 6 : 29 7 : 87 8 : 61 9 : 83 10 : 49 11 : 47 12 : 41 13 : 23 14 : 69 15 : 7 16 : 21 17 : 63...
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    Sum of last two digits of 27^27

    Your English is so bad that I can't even understand if you are getting it or not. Add a space after your punctuation. If the remainder of the division by 100 was 43 I would finish with 4 + 3 = 7. As the remainder is 3, I end up with 0 + 3 = 3. Get it? It is modulo 100 and not modulo 10.
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    Sum of last two digits of 27^27

    And the other digit is 0 (as both my solutions show). I do get it.
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    Sum of last two digits of 27^27

    "I want to do it myself and possibly learn something" way: 27 ^ {27} = \left( 3^3 \right) ^ {27} = 3 ^ {81} Now finish it. I find easier to work with a power of 3, you may think differently, though. I provide two solutions below. I wouldn't peek if I were you, though.
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    Cool Beginner Vector Problem from K&K

    Is there a way to prove it without relying on the law of cosines?
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    Cool Beginner Vector Problem from K&K

    I had never written the proof myself. Inspired by what jedishrfu wrote, my attempt follows. To avoid the problem of showing unnecessary \LaTeX, the proof is hidden under spoiler tags.
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    How Safe Are Campus Computers? - I Made CC Transaction

    Making a keylogger run in Windows is really easy. Still, if he typed the URL manually (or at least part of it), the keylogger output parser should retrieve it automatically and allow whoever has it to have some fun.
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    Purpose of using 10^7 or any # raised

    Or even worse: Planck's constant! Also: 10^7 saves space! If you are going to repeat a number 10 times, it matters if it has 20 or 5 digits!
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