In Reply to: Sorry? posted by Victor Khomenko on July 25, 2000 at 19:02:15:
Victor,Here's one for you:
Without use of a calculator, decide which of the following two numbers is bigger: e raised to the pi (e^(pi)) or pi raised
to the e power ((pi)^e) ? It is permissible to ask a Harvard/Cornell
grad for help.The Concorde tragedy is another reminder to us that ultimately we are quite fallible.
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Follow Ups
- No calculators, please... - George M 19:12:07 07/25/00 (10)
- Well... - Victor Khomenko 19:52:00 07/25/00 (9)
- Euclidean parallel? - George M 05:29:03 07/26/00 (0)
- not so well ;-) - gnat 00:24:12 07/26/00 (7)
- Got a closet big enough? - Victor Khomenko 05:57:57 07/26/00 (6)
- I'll use my dacha :) - gnat 00:37:21 07/27/00 (5)
- Your papa member of tse-ka? - Victor Khomenko 06:23:52 07/27/00 (4)
- nope, he's from tsa-gi :) - gnat 23:51:29 07/27/00 (3)
- I don't think this is the soln. you're looking for but it works... - Shane 13:46:28 07/28/00 (1)
- minor correction - Shane 13:51:09 07/28/00 (0)
- Right kind of dad - Victor Khomenko 06:39:12 07/28/00 (0)