X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,6812b58dfe61342e X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-11-18 13:43:45 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!headwall.stanford.edu!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!proxy4.cc.stevens-tech.EDU!not-for-mail From: implode Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: How can I solve this @#%#@%^#@$&^%*$%#@@#! Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2001 16:43:39 -0500 Lines: 39 Message-ID: References: <3bf81b34$0$9953$626a54ce@news.free.fr> NNTP-Posting-Host: proxy4.cc.stevens-tech.edu (155.246.1.106) X-Trace: fu-berlin.de 1006119823 1193811 155.246.1.106 (16 [50165]) X-Newsreader: MicroPlanet Gravity v2.50 Xref: archiver1.google.com alt.ascii-art:10891 Sebastian Pena pondered a moment and came up with: > I've been working in this equation for years!!!!!!!!!! > Haven't found the way to solve it, maybe it's the wrong group though. > BTW, I'll send the last set of Hiragana tomorrow....... I'm feeling lazy. > > ## ## > ## ## > ### > ## ## > ####### ## ## ####### ## ## > ## ## ## ## ## ## > ## ## ## ## ##### ## > ######## ### ####### > ## ## ## ##### ## > ## ## ## ## ## ## > ####### ## ## ####### Well, there are 2 solutions (obtained by calculator: TI-86 =): x = 3 and x = .12786942458901 But I don't know how to get there... (I tried to do it by taking the log of both sides and reducing the exponent, but that didn't get anywhere) ObASCII: ___ /\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \__\ \/__/ -- [implode] [ mtsys # att.net ] [ http://chomp.freeshell.org ]