NopeBut I have had problems posting here for nearly 2 weeks.. it kept crashing (from work and home) :(
Stumped (the thread below) still gives me an error!!
CHECK:
1 + 1 = 2
1+1 = 2
I think the forum has a problem with 1_+_1 replace underscores with spaces.. as per example 1 above...
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This is in response to Jack...
I think the situation you propose, uniquely using the digits 0 to 9, combined into decimal or integers to form the addends which sum to 100 is impossible.
I think this can be developed into a properproof by contradiction, of sorts. I am at work right now, so can't do it properly, so here os where I would start.
Proof (of sorts…)
We require a series of addends composed from the digits 0 to 9 that give us the sum 100.
Let's first consider the simplest case, where all the addends are one-digit numbers, eg 'units only', namely: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.
Let K be the sum of addends.
Sum of addends: K = 0+1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9 = 45
Let u be the sum of the 'units' in addends.
Thus we have, for this case, K = u = 45. We require K = 100, thus this arrangement is incorrect.
Now, let's look at combining the digits into two-digit numbers, with t as the sum of the 'tens' in the addends. EG Let's look at: 0, 1, 32, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.
K = 0+1+32+4+5+6+7+8+9 = 72....(I)
u = 0+1+2+4+5+6+7+8+9 = 42.....(II)
t = 3..........................................(III)
Adding equation (II) and (III) we obtain: u t = 45 (you can varify this for all combinations of two-digit numbers - in the first case t=0).
u+t = 45
u = 45 - t
We require: K = 100 = 10t+u
K = 10t+(45 - t)
100 = 10t+(45 - t)
55 = 9t
t = 55 / 9
Since t, by definition is the sum of positive naturals – it is not possible, as t must be a positive natural too.
QED?
Extend this for decimals (1 dp).
t = sum of tens digits
u = sum of units digits
v = sum of tenths digits
t+u+v = 45.......................(IV)
10t+u+v/10 = 100.................(V)
(V) * 10 => 100t+10u+v = 1000....(VI)
(VI) – (IV) => 99t+9u = 955
99t+9v = 955
9(11t+v) = 955
11t+v = 955/9
Since t and u, by definition are the sums of positive naturals – it is not possible, as t and u cannot be summed to give a non positive natural.
t = sum of tens digits
u = sum of units digits
v = sum of tenths digits
w = sum of hundredths digits
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