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Lac d’Annecy [jatp]
Posted in Statistics with tags Annecy, French Alps, Hautes Alpes, hiking, jatp, Lac d'Annecy, lake, Mont Veyrier, vacations on May 31, 2021 by xi'an
fun sums
Posted in Books, Kids, Statistics with tags limits, mathematical puzzle, riddle, Stirling approximation, sums, The Riddler, vacations on May 26, 2021 by xi'anSome sums and limits found from a [vacation] riddle by The Riddler:
For the first method, Friend 1 takes half of the cake, Friend 2 takes a third of what remains, and so on. After infinitely many friends take their respective pieces, you get whatever is left.
For the second method, Friend 1 takes ½² of the cake, Friend 2 takes ⅓² of what remains, and so on. After infinitely many friends take their respective pieces, you get whatever is left.
For the third method, Friend 1 takes ½² of the cake, Friend 2 takes ¼² of what remains, Friend 3 takes ⅙² of what remains after Friend 2, and so on. After your infinitely many friends take their respective pieces, you get whatever is left.
Lac d’Annecy [jatp]
Posted in Mountains, pictures, Running, Travel with tags Annecy, French Alps, Hautes Alpes, jatp, Lac d'Annecy, lake, outdoor swimming, rain, sunset, vacations on May 25, 2021 by xi'an
Lac d’Annecy [jatp]
Posted in Mountains, pictures, Running, Travel with tags Alps, Annecy, clouds, Hautes Alpes, jatp, Lac d'Annecy, sunset, vacations on May 24, 2021 by xi'an
