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damned_bulletin2012-01-15 02:09 pm
complicatedliar) wrote in damned_bulletin2012-01-15 02:09 pm
Puzzle for the Day
The sum of five real numbers is 7; the sum of their squares is 10. Find the minimum and maximum possible values of any one of the numbers.
If you a require a hint, ask and you shall receive.
First to the solution shall be monarch for the day! :-)
[OOC: If your character is particularly good at maths but the player isn't, drop me a line and I can see about coming up with a googling hint.]
If you a require a hint, ask and you shall receive.
First to the solution shall be monarch for the day! :-)
[OOC: If your character is particularly good at maths but the player isn't, drop me a line and I can see about coming up with a googling hint.]