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Hail to thee, Sofia! (Posted on 2010-12-13)

Let p= 1/2*3/4*5/6*7/8ЕЕ..*99/100.

Is p bigger than, equal to or less than 0.1 ?

The famous Sofia Kovalevskaya (1850-1891) solved this problem allegedly in no time, when she was only twelve years old.

Please provide your answer without programming and without direct evaluation.

No Solution Yet Submitted by Ady TZIDON

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re: possible method.: Sophie's choice ;SPOILER

| Comment 4 of 10 |

(In reply to possible method. by broll)

Thats exactly what little Sofia did.

Posted by Ady TZIDON on 2010-12-14 02:36:12

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