Sunday, October 23, 2005

fact:

(16*22^4+13*22^3+3*22^2+8*22+2)/(2*22^4+8*22^3+3*22^2+13*22+16) is an integer

(16*22^3+13*22^2+8*22+2)/(2*22^3+8*22^2+13*22+16) is not

this makes me angry.

why?

it's the first counterexample the computer came up with to something i conjectured and have been trying to prove for a MONTH. days and days and lots and lots of paper, and i was trying to prove something that was false anyhow.

mad at math. going for a walk... i take that back... it's 50 freakin degrees outside... i better be at least jogging if i want to stay warm.

later dudes.

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