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submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

https://zeta.one/viral-math/

I wrote a (very long) blog post about those viral math problems and am looking for feedback, especially from people who are not convinced that the problem is ambiguous.

It's about a 30min read so thank you in advance if you really take the time to read it, but I think it's worth it if you joined such discussions in the past, but I'm probably biased because I wrote it :)

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

Build two cases, calculate for both, drag both case through the entirety of both problems, get two answers, make a case for both answers, end up with two hypothesis. Easy!

[–] LemmysMum 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Now create a test to determine which case is actually correct!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Check a high school Maths textbook - even easier!