Saturday, December 29, 2012

Ramanujam Maths Puzzle

I got this puzzle today: http://www.imsc.res.in/~rao/ramanujan/newnow/q289.htm

(sweat). Still working to find a formal answer to both the puzzles. Jesus. 


Elementary nested root problem, the author says. My foot.


Answer (inelegant) in green in this sheet: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B1xQDlpMnLKxRUV6SExvdGRwWDQ


Formal solution here: http://www.imsc.res.in/~rao/ramanujan/newnow/sq289.htm and below.




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