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Ulrik

['Member']Joined: January 03, 2019 at 09:58Last active: March 17, 2019 at 11:014 discussions17 comments

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In: How to interpret this mathematical assignment  — view comment
Thanks, I think I get it now. I have shown the equation only holds if c has that particular value. If it has any other value, it doesn't hold. So in g...
March 17, 2019 at 11:14
In: Proving a mathematical theorem about even numbers  — view comment
Hello Sophisticat, thanks for your reply. I have however decided to let the matter rest. I'm getting on fine with my mathematics book, and this is cle...
March 17, 2019 at 11:02
In: Proving a mathematical theorem about even numbers  — view comment
@fdrake, Thanks for clearing that up for me. So what I don't understand is how one can suddenly grow broader to any number and still use that broadest...
February 24, 2019 at 12:16
In: Proving a mathematical theorem about even numbers  — view comment
@andrewk, Hrvoje, I must admit that this is all a bit beyond me. Let's see where I lose track. I understand that any number can be rewritten as d0 + d...
February 23, 2019 at 10:45
In: Proving a mathematical theorem about even numbers  — view comment
@TheMadFool, Sophisticat, AndrewK My head is still spinning a bit. I'm still at TheMadFool's proof of - for any number divisible by 3, the sum of the ...
February 17, 2019 at 21:30
In: Proving a mathematical theorem about even numbers  — view comment
Hello TheMadFool, Thanks for your reply. Have we now converted any two digit number into 3k + (k + r)/3 Where the left stands for the first digit, and...
February 09, 2019 at 14:56
In: Proving a mathematical theorem about even numbers  — view comment
Hello fdrake, andrewk and Tim3003, Thanks for your input and continuation of the discussion. To be honest, I'm lost at - for any number divisible by 3...
February 09, 2019 at 14:29
In: Proving a mathematical theorem about even numbers  — view comment
Hello fdrake, Thank you for your reply and additional challenge. Lets see. I want to prove: P2: The last digit of any number determines it being even ...
February 03, 2019 at 18:46
In: Proving a mathematical theorem about even numbers  — view comment
Hello fdrake, Thanks for your reply. Happy to read that my proof, though cruder, works. Sorry for my late response, lots of other responsibilities, yo...
February 03, 2019 at 10:45
In: Question about a basic syllogism  — view comment
Hello fdrake & unenlightened, Thank you for your input. I think I understand, or at least I understand it better now, despite some conflicting instruc...
January 12, 2019 at 10:24
In: Another question about a syllogism  — view comment
Thank you Pair o'Ducks, fdrake and Sophisticat! I had other duties the last few days hence my late reply. It sure is reassuring that the reasoning is ...
January 11, 2019 at 17:49
In: Question about a basic syllogism  — view comment
Hello Unenlightened, thanks for your reply as well. I've tried to apply your instructions, but I was still a bit confused. Is this what you had in min...
January 06, 2019 at 14:35
In: Question about a basic syllogism  — view comment
Hello SophistiCat, thanks again for your reply. What I gather from it is that, indeed, there is some vagueness in the premises. What I fail to underst...
January 06, 2019 at 14:12
In: Question about a basic syllogism  — view comment
Cheers. When interpretation comes into play, I've learned I'm usually interpreting it wrongly. Common sense I find not obvious at all. Would be cool i...
January 05, 2019 at 10:10
In: Question about a basic syllogism  — view comment
Remaining on the topic I found another tricky syllogism, which I approached by drawing a Venn-diagram, like you did. This is the argument: No decent p...
January 04, 2019 at 11:13
In: Question about a basic syllogism  — view comment
Hello SophistiCat, Thanks for your reply. Yes, you are right, I interpreted 'are' as 'being equal to', not as class membership. Is thinking in class m...
January 04, 2019 at 10:57
In: Question about a basic syllogism  — view comment
Hello MadFool, Thanks for your reply. I am not familiar with the technical jargon of distribution. But yes, I can see that being valuable is the commo...
January 04, 2019 at 10:47
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