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[–] joranvar@feddit.nl 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Would it be a rabbit hole to try and find any merit in this solution when interpreting it as: "if x is in a superposition of 2 and -2, the x + 2 = x - 2 would be true in 1/4 of the observations", or something like that?

It is the closest thing to a "solution" that I can imagine, but doesn't fit any laws that I know of or understand, and would probably break down on any scrutiny, but it feels like something is there.

[–] 0x4E4F@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Don't overthink it, it's made to be unsolvable on purpose, just to test how much math your average Joe knows.

[–] joranvar@feddit.nl 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Haha I got that :) @Urist@lemmy.blahaj.zone is right, I was halfheartedly looking for a logic system in which it could make sense. Still, I would have major issues with the first step as it is shown, but I am wondering about systems where, say, each x <- {..}, then what would be the set, and the probability of the correct solution.

Something I need to be more awake for, and it may be easier to solve without resorting to powers and roots, haha.

[–] joranvar@feddit.nl 0 points 2 years ago

Reply to self: really not that useful. That would be the same as just throwing all variables/coordinates of the solution in a set, forgetting their names and then filling them back in as some kind of madlibs experiment. And multiple solutions don't grow with the exponent on x, that is just an odd/even thing. Don't know shat I was thinking...