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Math brain teaser
12-27-2013, 05:18 AM
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Math brain teaser
This was a cute problem that was sent my way a long time ago. It took me a while to come up with the answer, but very cool once you figure it out.

A computer generates a random polynomial whose coefficients are non-negative integers. You are allowed to ask the computer to evaluate the polynomial at two values. What two values do you choose in order to completely determine the coefficients?

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Math brain teaser - Han - 12-27-2013 05:18 AM
RE: Math brain teaser - Les_Koller - 12-27-2013, 05:54 AM
RE: Math brain teaser - Les_Koller - 12-27-2013, 07:41 AM
RE: Math brain teaser - Namir - 12-27-2013, 01:24 PM
RE: Math brain teaser - Han - 12-27-2013, 05:29 PM
RE: Math brain teaser - Thomas Klemm - 12-27-2013, 05:56 PM
RE: Math brain teaser - Han - 12-27-2013, 06:13 PM
RE: Math brain teaser - Namir - 12-27-2013, 10:02 PM
RE: Math brain teaser - Paul Dale - 12-27-2013, 10:52 PM
RE: Math brain teaser - Thomas Klemm - 12-28-2013, 11:20 AM
RE: Math brain teaser - Han - 12-27-2013, 11:00 PM
RE: Math brain teaser - Les_Koller - 12-28-2013, 02:03 AM
RE: Math brain teaser - Paul Dale - 12-28-2013, 02:45 AM
RE: Math brain teaser - walter b - 12-28-2013, 04:31 AM
RE: Math brain teaser - Thomas Klemm - 12-28-2013, 11:11 AM
RE: Math brain teaser - walter b - 12-28-2013, 12:17 PM
RE: Math brain teaser - Thomas Klemm - 12-28-2013, 12:55 PM
RE: Math brain teaser - Paul Dale - 12-28-2013, 11:58 AM
RE: Math brain teaser - Les_Koller - 12-28-2013, 09:21 PM
RE: Math brain teaser - Thomas Klemm - 12-29-2013, 12:10 AM
RE: Math brain teaser - Les_Koller - 12-29-2013, 01:46 AM
RE: Math brain teaser - Thomas Klemm - 12-29-2013, 08:33 AM
RE: Math brain teaser - Les_Koller - 12-29-2013, 01:50 AM
RE: Math brain teaser - Paul Dale - 12-29-2013, 01:54 AM
RE: Math brain teaser - Thomas Klemm - 12-29-2013, 11:25 AM
RE: Math brain teaser - Les_Koller - 12-29-2013, 01:58 AM
RE: Math brain teaser - Les_Koller - 12-29-2013, 05:52 PM



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