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12-28-2013, 02:45 AM

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RE: Math brain teaser

p(a) and p(p(a)) doesn't quite work. Take a polynomial where p(a) = a. The second evaluation produces no new information and you cannot distinguish between p(x) = x and p(x) = a.

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Math brain teaser - Han - 12-27-2013, 05:18 AM

RE: Math brain teaser - Les_Koller - 12-27-2013, 05:54 AM

RE: Math brain teaser - Les_Koller - 12-27-2013, 07:41 AM

RE: Math brain teaser - Namir - 12-27-2013, 01:24 PM

RE: Math brain teaser - Han - 12-27-2013, 05:29 PM

RE: Math brain teaser - Thomas Klemm - 12-27-2013, 05:56 PM

RE: Math brain teaser - Han - 12-27-2013, 06:13 PM

RE: Math brain teaser - Namir - 12-27-2013, 10:02 PM

RE: Math brain teaser - Paul Dale - 12-27-2013, 10:52 PM

RE: Math brain teaser - Thomas Klemm - 12-28-2013, 11:20 AM

RE: Math brain teaser - Han - 12-27-2013, 11:00 PM

RE: Math brain teaser - Les_Koller - 12-28-2013, 02:03 AM

RE: Math brain teaser - Paul Dale - 12-28-2013 02:45 AM

RE: Math brain teaser - walter b - 12-28-2013, 04:31 AM

RE: Math brain teaser - Thomas Klemm - 12-28-2013, 11:11 AM

RE: Math brain teaser - walter b - 12-28-2013, 12:17 PM

RE: Math brain teaser - Thomas Klemm - 12-28-2013, 12:55 PM

RE: Math brain teaser - Paul Dale - 12-28-2013, 11:58 AM

RE: Math brain teaser - Les_Koller - 12-28-2013, 09:21 PM

RE: Math brain teaser - Thomas Klemm - 12-29-2013, 12:10 AM

RE: Math brain teaser - Les_Koller - 12-29-2013, 01:46 AM

RE: Math brain teaser - Thomas Klemm - 12-29-2013, 08:33 AM

RE: Math brain teaser - Les_Koller - 12-29-2013, 01:50 AM

RE: Math brain teaser - Paul Dale - 12-29-2013, 01:54 AM

RE: Math brain teaser - Thomas Klemm - 12-29-2013, 11:25 AM

RE: Math brain teaser - Les_Koller - 12-29-2013, 01:58 AM

RE: Math brain teaser - Les_Koller - 12-29-2013, 05:52 PM

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