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#002 - Issue 1 - Break in (red suits) 01/03/2007 18:58:25

mindcandy
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Please use this thread for discussion about this card.
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#002 - Issue 1 - Break in (red suits) 03/03/2007 01:47:51

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Echidna was kind enough to explain me this one at the EndGame party. Not that it's a Milo-kind of card : I'm just not mathematics inclined !

In that case...

Spoiler: (highlight to read)

I just wasn't square enough.
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#002 - Issue 1 - Break in (red suits) 13/03/2007 20:47:30

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There's more than one answer to this puzzle (at least in my mind). I initially overthought it, and came up with 18 using the pattern

1
Add the next odd (3) to 1: 4
square it: 9

Start over
1
add the next odd (5) to 1: 6
square it: 25

start over
1
add the next odd (7) to 1: 8

So yeah, I waaaay over thought it.
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#002 - Issue 1 - Break in (red suits) 14/03/2007 13:13:02

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Far as I'm aware, 6 squared isn't 25 anyway
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#002 - Issue 1 - Break in (red suits) 14/03/2007 13:13:39

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Replying again because on IE at work and can't edit - oh, I think I get where you were going with it now.

(I say, before reading the fixed bugs thread and realising that I can edit in IE. D'oh)
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Re: #002 - Issue 1 - Break in (red suits) 19/03/2007 01:53:31

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Another family effort on this one. Mentioned the spoiler above and my daughter said the answer is ?? How cool is that. I think I should buy her some cards for her birthday.
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Re: #002 - Issue 1 - Break in (red suits) 19/03/2007 06:50:39

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Spoiler: (highlight to read)

There is actually a connection between odd numbers and square numbers:

Take for example the identity:

(x+1)^2 = x^2 + 2x + 1

or:

(x+1)^2 - x^2 = 2x + 1

Note that 2x+1 is always an odd number because 2x is always even. So to get to the next square number from another you find you corresponding odd number then add it on:

e.g. the next square number from 400, 400=20^2

2(20)+1 = 41

therefore the next square number is 441=21^2

This may be the type of pattern spotted before

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#002 - Issue 1 - Break in (red suits) 05/05/2007 03:32:23

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i got no idea what to do on this if som1 could pm me some clues i would love u 4eva lol
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#002 - Issue 1 - Break in (red suits) 02/07/2007 01:00:38

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ok ppl here it is there all SQUARED and sorry if im pointing out the obvious.. and the answers 36
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Re: #002 - Issue 1 - Break in (red suits) 02/07/2007 06:35:18

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I thought it was pretty obvious, but different things stump different people so perhaps that last post should be spoilered.

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