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This is a place to ask questions about math terminology, and to post links to other resources out on the web.
frank
2004-02-10 01:56:48
four times???

Can you make 13 by using 4 four times, no power(except 4,4) you can use brackets.

Charlie
2004-02-10 08:37:03
Re: four times???

The forums are not for posting puzzles. Click on Submit a Problem on the Home page of this site.

Brian Smith
2004-02-10 11:12:29
Re: four times???

This puzzle is well known enough that typing "four 4" into google brings up pages with the solutions for 1 to 100.

Sam
2004-02-10 19:42:05
Hmmm

Hmmm, I can't say I agree with the answer though...
If the only power that is allowed is 4^4, why on earth is Sqrt allowed? Square root is mearly short hand for 4^(1/2), no? Are cube roots allowed, fifth roots?

Ummmm... not that I'm discussing a puzzle in the forum. I wouldn't do that.

TomM
2004-02-11 14:26:52
Re: four times???

The point is that no numeral (other than the four 4's) is used in the expression. 4^4 uses two of the 4's but no other numeral. 4^3 uses a forbidden 3. The radical symbol can be used, but only for Square root (which is the symbol alone) or Quartic root (which uses up one of the 4's)

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