Roman Numerals

Started by Orcs, 01 May 2019, 09:51:53 AM

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Orcs

01 May 2019, 09:51:53 AM Last Edit: 01 May 2019, 10:49:25 AM by Orcs
I cant remember how to write 1,1000,51,6 and 500 in Roman Numerals

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Quote from: Orcs on 01 May 2019, 09:51:53 AM
I cant remember how to write 1,1000,51,6 and 500 in Roman Numerals


Bet you feel a bit 500, 1 and 1000.   :P
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If IV is 4 and lX is 9, why isn't II 0?
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01 May 2019, 09:06:08 PM #7 Last Edit: 01 May 2019, 09:07:56 PM by Dr Dave
I'm sure we all know that there are 10 kinds of people in the world. Those who use binary and those who don't.

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Quote from: d_Guy on 01 May 2019, 08:49:55 PM
If IV is 4 and lX is 9, why isn't II 0?

The Romans did not have a zero.

It was the Arabs, apparently who did so.
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02 May 2019, 12:21:24 AM #9 Last Edit: 02 May 2019, 12:23:41 AM by FierceKitty
The Arabs gave it to us, but the Indians (Mesopotamian claims? One for Ithoriel) were the inventors. They may also have been the first to use quadratic equations (for which, remembering my less than spectacular school mathematics experiences, I may never forgive them).
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Quote from: Dr Dave on 01 May 2019, 09:06:08 PM
I'm sure we all know that there are 10 kinds of people in the world. Those who use binary and those who don't.

There are two kinds of people in the world. Those who can work from incomplete data .... :)
There are 100 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who can work from incomplete data

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Quote from: FierceKitty on 02 May 2019, 12:21:24 AM
The Arabs gave it to us, but the Indians (Mesopotamian claims? One for Ithoriel) were the inventors. They may also have been the first to use quadratic equations (for which, remembering my less than spectacular school mathematics experiences, I may never forgive them).

Does look like the Indians have that one.

At school quadratic equations were a mystery. Once I started to encounter them at work it turned out I was quite good with them. I still think that all school taught me was how to teach myself stuff! Which, to be fair, is a skill not to be sneezed at.
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Quote from: ianrs54 on 01 May 2019, 04:40:06 PM
GOOD GRIEF - an intelligent joke  :D :D :D
I know....and from Orcs! :d

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fsn

Ummm ... maths is fun!

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Here's my favourite formula derivation:

Women require time and money
(w = t x m)

But time is money
(t=m:   therefore w= m x m: w = m2)

We also know that money is the root of all evil
(m = sqrt(e): m2=e)

therefore
(w=e)
Women are evil




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