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Keeping it Positive (Posted on 2005-12-29)

x = O - 1

x is a positive integer
solve for x

See The Solution Submitted by tanx

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re: Another Try at a Solution - Spoiler

| Comment 16 of 24 |

getting closer but the 14th digit in any base > 13 isn't the letter O

for example in hexadecimal (base 16) the fourteenth digit is D

0123456789ABCDEF

no need to convert the answer into base 10

Posted by tanx on 2006-01-05 14:44:38

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