Substitute each of the capital letters in bold by a different digit from 0 to 9 to satisfy this alphametic equation. Neither A nor C is zero and S ≥ 2.
C
∫ x-S dx = .COLORS
A
(In reply to
re(2): computer solution by Charlie)
Given that S appears in the exponent on the LHS, the corrected program is:
DEFDBL A-Z
FOR a = 1 TO 9
FOR c = 1 TO 9
FOR s = 2 TO 9
vp = s - 1: vn = s - 1
FOR i = 1 TO s - 1
vp = vp * a: vn = vn * c
NEXT
v = 1 / vp - 1 / vn
IF v >= c / 10 AND v < (c + 1) / 10 THEN PRINT a; c; s, v
NEXT
NEXT
NEXT
It finds:
A C S integral
1 2 4 .2916666666666667
1 2 5 .234375
1 3 4 .3209876543209876
1 4 3 .46875
1 8 2 .875
The only one of these that fits the pattern is for A = 1, C = 2 and S = 5.
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Posted by Charlie
on 2009-07-07 11:33:28 |
re(3): computer solution -- corrected
