Competition Corner Participant Discussion

Hi folks, I just happened to notice this presentation by Gabi and István that was given at the online

Dear Noam: As I suspected, I am overlooking something simple. Your proof was that the heptagon was

Dear Noam: I had thought that you could show that s is in the field as well as c and then make a

I don't have a complete solution, but some thoughts: By taking differences we determine that x*s

I thank George for, indirectly via an "Errata", bringing my attention again to the

I know Rich--we worked together on the same trading desk at DE Shaw for about a year. Interesting

Hi everyone, It has gotten a bit quiet here lately--so far there have been no replies to my earlier

Excellent point There is a tremendous focus presently on getting opportunities to those who might not

Also I'll comment briefly on Gabriella and István's comments. BTW do you prefer Gabriella or

Hi Lin, It's rather strange, given the stated focus of this group, that as soon as we actually

Tom, Yes--it appears to be true that every solution must have a (nonzero) x^7 term. To see this,

My apologies: it looks like 1 rod is missing from the stage 1 . :) On Thursday, October 7, 2021 at 10

Thanks Tom! That's great. I would slightly change your wording: 2. After hearing this total, Pip

Or better yet a completely geometrical proof that doesn't rely on reducing everything to

I smell cos 36-cos 72 Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 2, 2021, at 6:50 PM, t...@bellefleurbooks.com

Dear Istvan: This is an interesting problem. The only part I recognize is "tower power,"

Dear David: This is a good problem. It is easier than the pentagon. Sincerely, Tom On 2021-09-28 20:

Thanks István! That's what I was hoping to find out. On Monday, September 27, 2021 at 9:02:51 PM

George, got it! Yes I may have been assuming that because their names are on the book Gabi and István

Dear George: My guess is that you did not intend for "December 19, 2020" to be part of this

If the dealer is forced to draw on 16 and stand on 17, and I'm assuming there are no exceptions

With regard to "what values" I don't know for sure because I haven't seen a copy of

Thanks for the pointer to Society of Science, George. I noticed that Society of Science is the

A mathematics magazine by the name Parabola has been published by the University of New South Wales

Dear David: "Fifteen" in my last message should have been "eleven." Sorry, I did

OK... Correction to the correction note: Terry=Telly On Saturday, September 11, 2021 at 12:29:41 PM

Nice to hear from a fellow Waterloo Workshop participant! David observed that on the problem of my

Send public messages to Prof. Berzsenyi (who is in the group), and to the other former contest

Feel free to post/propose problems Please suggest estimated age-group and level of difficulty (1-4)