In a message dated 24/11/99 09:38:55 GMT Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
First, perhaps I should explain some notation :-) a_11 is the letter `a',
followed by 11 in subscript. x^2 is the letter `x', followed by the letter
2 in superscript (ie. `x^2' would be mathematically the
[EMAIL PROTECTED] gives a UBASIC solution to Steinar's problem:
First, perhaps I should explain some notation :-) a_11 is the letter `a',
followed by 11 in subscript. x^2 is the letter `x', followed by the letter
2 in superscript (ie. `x^2' would be mathematically the same as `x*x').
On Wed, Nov 24, 1999 at 02:38:57PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I thought you would like to know how easy Steinar's problem
is in UBASIC:
But I explicitly disallowed any use of computers! :-)
BTW, the answer of 32 is correct, but there is a very elegant
solution (which I believe I posted to
