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| Column A | Column B | <q> | <q3> |
| (A) | Column A is larger |
| (B) | ... |
| (C) | ... |
| (D) | ... |
| (E) | ... |
| (F) | ... |
The solution is
Posted: 10/16/2013 13:30
Please explain why = .
Posted: 10/29/2013 17:38
Aesel, did you know there is an explanation? Before you move to the next question you can tap the Solution / Explanation button.
Posted: 01/20/2014 07:03
I read the solution/explanation but it didn't make sense. Can u break it down in layman terms?
Posted: 01/31/2014 14:40
Jared. Say there is a number, q=10. "" is defined as the smallest factor that is an integer and which is greater than 1. That means, 10 has 1, 2, 5, and 10 as integer factors, and the smallest factor larger than 1 is 2.
10^3 is 1000, and it has many integer factors, but the least ones are 1, 2, 4, and so forth, up to 1000 itself. The least factor that is still greater than 1 is 2. "" = 2.
Hence "" and "" are equal. This is just one example, but if you use 2, 3, and 4 as q, the results will be the same. The smallest factor of q and q^3 that is greater than 1 would be the same.
10^3 is 1000, and it has many integer factors, but the least ones are 1, 2, 4, and so forth, up to 1000 itself. The least factor that is still greater than 1 is 2. "" = 2.
Hence "" and "" are equal. This is just one example, but if you use 2, 3, and 4 as q, the results will be the same. The smallest factor of q and q^3 that is greater than 1 would be the same.
Posted: 01/28/2014 15:40
How is =2 please?
Posted: 01/28/2014 15:42
How is = 2?
Posted: 01/28/2014 15:43
My equation does not show as I posted!!
Posted: 04/17/2014 18:47
I don't understand why if q is 2, 2x2x2=8 eventually becomes 2
Posted: 04/17/2014 18:47
I don't understand why if q is 2, 2x2x2=8 eventually becomes 2
Posted: 04/21/2014 13:38
Francis, here we are not looking for explicitly 2^3 or 2*2*2, but as it is defined, the smallest, positive factor of 2^3 that is greater than 1.
Posted: 04/28/2014 22:00
Focus on the factors not the power. The smallest factor of 2 that's greater than 1 is 2 and the smallest factor of 8 that's greater than 1 is also 2
Posted: 04/28/2014 22:01
Focus on the factors not the power. The smallest factor of 2 that's greater than 1 is 2 and the smallest factor of 8 that's greater than 1 is also 2
Posted: 10/20/2014 07:05
I don't understand this question because I don't know what the symbols "" imply when surrounding a number. What does that mean?
Posted: 10/20/2014 07:09
The brackets, that is. Didn't show up for some reason
Posted: 10/20/2014 12:34
Hi Lillie, sorry for your experience. Sometimes the brackets are not read correctly by the browser within the app.
The brackets can be any symbol really, so in this case: let stand for the smallest positive integer factor of q that is greater than 1. Which is larger, or {q^3}?
The brackets can be any symbol really, so in this case: let stand for the smallest positive integer factor of q that is greater than 1. Which is larger, or {q^3}?
Posted: 02/03/2015 16:33
In fact I've never seen "" in Math problems before.So what does it mean?
Posted: 02/04/2015 05:44
Reply: Oh I've already know~
Posted: 07/28/2016 20:15
I got an answer ! That really is so tricky
