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topsycatt4y ago· 2 in thread

Interesting article! I think there's an error though, where the first constraint should be expressed as "(5-x) + (x-5) = 10" (the author has "(x-5) + (x-5) = 10" currently).

zem4y ago

5+x and 5-x, you mean. they did get that right when substituting in the cubic equation.

hegzploitOP4y ago

fixed that, thanks a lot for the correction.

bambax4y ago· 1 in thread

> Pierre de Fermat was a famous 16th-century French mathematician...

17th century.

hegzploitOP4y ago

my bad on this, thanks for the correction!

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5 comments

5 comments · 2 top-level

topsycatt4y ago· 2 in thread

Interesting article! I think there's an error though, where the first constraint should be expressed as "(5-x) + (x-5) = 10" (the author has "(x-5) + (x-5) = 10" currently).

zem4y ago

5+x and 5-x, you mean. they did get that right when substituting in the cubic equation.

hegzploitOP4y ago

fixed that, thanks a lot for the correction.

bambax4y ago· 1 in thread

> Pierre de Fermat was a famous 16th-century French mathematician...

17th century.

hegzploitOP4y ago

my bad on this, thanks for the correction!

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