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by codesnooker » Sun Mar 30, 2008 10:17 pm
(1/5)^m * (1/4)^18 = (1/2)*(1/10)^35

The above equation can be reduced as
=> (1/5)^m * (1/2)^36 = (1/2)*(1/2)^35 * (1/5)^35
=> (1/5)^m * (1/2)^36 = (1/2)^36 * (1/5)^35

=> m = 35

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by cjiang16 » Mon Apr 14, 2008 4:15 pm
yes, m=35