Evaluate the following expression:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 − ( 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 8 × 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 0 ) .
If you use a calculator whose precision is not strong enough to answer this question, then you will answer this problem incorrectly.
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you only put squared to 9 quiet confusing ...
oh yes..........great
why calculator says 0???!!!
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cause the values are too high and the calculator cant handle it i guess
because your calculator thought both of the numbers is infinite, infinite-infinite must be 0............
ok, that's just a guess
cus the calculator cannot handle big numbers or your calculator is crazy, haha
All you have to is solve using variables ignore what's constant
What is it that some People swear the answer 0 because some program Who uses an algorithm says so?!?
Absolutely correct sharp mind buddy
How in the holy fuck did i get 80, 009, 000, 001 😒😒
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Don't use slank languages in brilliant
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yes no bad words here
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@I Love Brilliant – actually 001 is correct
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@I Love Brilliant – Why are you pinging yourself dude?
I had -1, 0 and 1
Wow,... beautiful solution!
omg so smart
If people want to use a calculator,divide each number by 1,000,000 then, your calculator can handle it! Thanks for your excellent and very clear explanation Wenn.
how does (x^2 - 1) become x^2 + 1 ? I dont understand that step?
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Subtracting x^2 + 1 is the same as subtracting x^2, and then subtracting 1 from what's left.
That's because of the negative.
= x^2 - (x^2 - 1) = x^2 - x^2 - (-1) = x^2 - x^2 + 1
Nice solution.
I have given the right answer just by figuring out the property just by experiments. :P I have tried 11^2-(10*12). and yeah thanks for the explanation.
Nice solution
why did I doubt my self I was on the right track...
Agreed with Noel, should have used brackets to avoid confusion
Well yeah it's a little weird because i got 1.52415789971041e+16
where the +1 come from?
I use calculator and the result is 0
The problem was cut off on right side of the screen, but I was able to guess.
great solution!
That right !
Oh yes...got it!!
It has to be 0
If you take it as a whole you get zero
No it is absolutely 0.how is it 1?
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I would be interested in seeing your math as to how you get zero.
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123456789 x 123456789 = 15241578750190500.00 123456788 x 123456790 = 15241578750190500.00 Using Microsoft Excel
The Answer is 0
Zeinu.....look at these to see the pattern. 2^2-(3×1)=1 3^2-(4×2)=1 4^2-(5x3)=1 10^2-(11×9)=1 20^2-(21×19)=1
My solution:
Let's consider this:
From this, substitute in the notations above into the equation and we get:
N^2 - (N^2 + N - N - 1) or -(N^2 -1) And: N^2 - N^2 + 1 = 1
Hence: 123456789^2 - (123456788 x 123456790) = 1
Hope it helped! :)
Well it can't be 0. 9×9=81, 8×0=0, so the two numbers can't be the same
123456789^2-(123456788 x 123456790) Subtract 123456789 from the two numbers in parenthesis but make sure to keep you ^2 basically distributive property. This gives you 1^2 x -1^2 Simplify, 1 power 2 is 1 and -1 power two is one because negative times negative is a positive. This makes 1 x 1 Which is equal to 1
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where is the second ^2 from? if you have -1 shouldn't that be the product of (123456788-123456789)*(123456790-123456789) already? and why are you multiplying 1^2 with -1^2? shouldn't there be a subtraction instead of a multiplication? What you have done is very confusing to me and I can't tell if you want the product in the parenthesis to become 1 or the difference between the two products to become 1.
And your proof is?....
He forgot to put x^2+1 inside a parentheses The negative must be distributed to both x^2 and negative 1
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Why would the x^2+1 be inside a parentheses? He did distribute it that is why it is +1.
The negative was distributed to the x^2 and the -1, so it became -x^2 and +1 -- not subtracting x^2 + 1.
It is supposed to be zero, I used my calculator and inputted the same exact equation and received 0 as my answer.
It is 0 123456789^2 -(123456788*123456790) 152415787501905-152415787501905=0
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You've made a mistake, two even numbers ( 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 8 and 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 0 in this case) multiply together to make an even number.
As you can probably tell; 1 5 2 4 1 5 7 8 7 5 0 1 9 0 5 is not an even number hence the answer of 0 is incorrect.
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The mistake was that the calculator may not have enough digits in the display to display the whole number. Just an assumption though
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@Chris Hildebrand – The mistake was using a calculator.
That is why it was said in the first place that if your calculator is not precise enough you will get a wrong answer
Well done Jack! That is the most logical explanation for the answer being 'wrong'
It's 0. Your method is wrong.
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Can you explain why his method is wrong? As far as I and 28,488 other people can tell (at the time of posting), his algebra is 1 0 0 % correct.
I do see where you get 0 from, I myself (after solving it) inputted the question into my calculator and got the answer 0 .
However the calculator isn't 1 0 0 % accurate, it likes to round particularly large numbers down so it doesn't end up filling the screen with them. 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 2 is one of those numbers, so anything close to it (like 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 8 ⋅ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 0 ) will also be rounded down making it so that a small difference will go unnoticed by the user. To work it out properly you need to use algebra.
Instead of using x we'll stick with the original question with a slight modification. Just as a note, the dot between the brackets represents a multiplication sign (I like using it).
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 − ( ( 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 − 1 ) ⋅ ( 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + 1 ) )
It's the exact same question only we replaced the numbers in the brackets with what they are in comparison to 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 . Now let's expand those inner brackets.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 − ( 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ⋅ ( 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + 1 ) − 1 ⋅ ( 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + 1 ) )
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 − ( 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 + 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 − 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 − 1 )
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 − 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 − 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + 1
As you can see the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 , − 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 , 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 and − 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 all cancel out leaving you with 1 .
That's the answer, hopefully I've made it a little bit clearer to you as to why it's not equal to 0 .
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I used Excel and it did not round the numbers. The answer is 0
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@Rick Casteel – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numeric precision in Microsoft Excel
Yeah, it did. "...its precision for a specified number is confined to 15 significant figures...". As per Tim's calculation, 123456789^2 comes out to a 17 figure value, so Excel rounds off the end.
@Rick Casteel – The answer is definitely 1, if you use Python for example, or another tool that can handle numbers this large, 123456789*123456789 == 15241578750190521, and 123456788*123456790 == 15241578750190520, thus the answer is 1.
why can't like this!
= 123456789^2 - (123456788 x 123456790)
= 123456789^2 - (123456789 - 1) (123456789 + 1)
= 123456789^2 - (123456789^2 - 1)
= 123456789^2 -123456789^2 + 1
= 1
here you go, it's one:)
To me explanation is the best and clearest. Thanks again.
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Agreed, really liked Shivam Kumar's proof, thanks for the contribution.
Nice one! It's the best solution!
123456789^2-(123456788×(123456789+1))=123456789^2-123456788×123456789-123456788=123456789-123456788=1
Nice think
Thank you, your explanation did help
123456789^2 -123456789^2 + 1 = 1 ,great...
Let 123456789 be a basic number between other two, doesnt matter wich number you choose, it's a math property
So we have:
3 X 3 - ( 2 X 4) = 9 - 8 = 1
4 X 4 - (3 X 5) = 16 - 15 = 1
5 X 5 - (4 X 6) = 25 - 24 = 1
And so on...
This is right
Right on Man!
Not too helpful...
Ignoring most of the numbers above, we can try this expression: ( 89 * 89 ) - ( 88 * 90 ) = ? [ 88 * 90 =7920 , 89 * 89 =7921 ] therefore the answer is 1 in this case. so no matter how big the number is, if the other digits are same then they can be ignored and the smaller numbers that are there can be used to get the answer easily
let 123456789 = x , then 123456788 = x-1 & 123456790 = x+1 x^2 - ( x - 1 )( x + 1 ) = x^2 - ( x^2 - x + x - 1 ) = 1
(Excuse for my english) Thanks Maher, you are the first that resolve good this multiplication: (X-1)*(x+1)=x2+x-x-1 Therefore: X2-x2-x+x+1=1
123456789 × 123456789 = 15241578750190500 123456788 × 123456790 = 15241578750190500 15241578750190500 - 15241578750190500=0
It's pretty simple if you write it as a difference of squares formula.
(Difference of squares => A^2-B^2=(A+B)(A-B)
123456789 = a
a^2 - (a-1)*(a+1)
=a^2 - (a^2 - 1^2)
=a^2-a^2+1
=1
p2 - (p - 1)(p + 1) = p2 - p2 + 1 = 1, Therefore 123456789^2 - (123456789+1)(123456789 +1) = 123456789^2 - 123456789^2 + 1 = 1
Put the 123456787 in evidence 123456789 = 123456787 + 2 Rest 2 123456788 = 123456787 + 1 Rest 1 1234567890 = 123456787 + 3 Rest 3
2² - ( 1 * 3 ) 4 - ( 3 ) 4 - 3 = 1
OBS:. If you put 123456788 in evidence, the 123456789 will be "1²" and when use ( - ) = "NEGATIVE ANSWER"
(A+D)(A-D) = A^{2} - D^{2}
Adding D^{2} and subtracting (A+D)(A-D) to both sides, we get:
A^{2} - (A+d)(A-d)=D^{2}
123456789^{2} - (123456789+1)(123456789-1) = 1^{2}
We get:
123456789^{2} - (123456790)(123456788) = 1
It just equals 0 try a calculator.
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Long Answer : Because the numbers are so large, most calculators can't cope accurately multiplying them together (or squaring them) without loosing accuracy. Once you have lost the accuracy, you can't get it back so the results get more and more inaccurate - for most problems though it doesn't matter as the rounding errors are small compared to the final answer - in this case though the rounding error is large compared to the final answer. Short Answer : Calculators aren't always right !
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 − ( 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 8 × 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 )
Each number in parentheses differs by 1 from 123456789
= 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 − ( ( 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 − 1 ) × ( 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + 1 )
The product can be written as the difference of two squares
= 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 − ( 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 − 1 2 )
= 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 − 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 + 1 2
= 1 2
= 1
Let us consider three consecutive numbers 9,10,11. then 10^2-(9*11) =100-(99) =1.
a 2 − 1 = ( a − 1 ) × ( a + 1 )
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 − 1 = 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 8 × 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 0
0 = − 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 + 1 − ( 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 8 × 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 0 )
0 = 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 − 1 − ( 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 8 × 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 0 )
1 = 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 − ( 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 8 × 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 0 )
= 1
Another way
(123456788+1)^2-123456790(123456788) Expanding the brackets give
123456788^2+2(123456788)(1)+1^2 - 123456790(123456788) =123456788^2 - (123456788)(123456788) +1 =(123456788)^2-123456788^2+1 =1
/ ( let's, 123456789=123456700+89; 123456788=123456700+88; 123456790=123456700+90 now, imagine 123456700 =a So, (a+89)^2 - {(a+88)(a+90)} =a^2 + 178a + 7921 -a^2 - 178a - 7920 =1 / )
Let x = 123456789
substitute x to the given, 123456789 - (123456788 * 123456790) x^2 - (x-1)(x+1) x^2 - (x^2 - 1^2) x^2 - x^2 +1 1
x=123456789; 123456789²-(123456788 x 123456790)=x²-[(x-1)(x+1)]= x²-[x²-1]=x²-x²+1=0+1=1
(1234567)^2 x 89 - (1234567 x 1234567) x (88+90) = 1
Your math does not make any sense at all.
123456788 x 123456790 ≠ (1234567^2) x (88+90)
Math simply doesn't work this way, its the same as saying
10090 = 100 x 90
or
10090 x 10080 = 100^2 x (90+80)
Let 123456789123456789 be xx Therefore, the equation will be x^{2}-(x-1)(x+1)x 2 −(x−1)(x+1) =x^{2}-(x^{2}-1)=x 2 −(x 2 −1) =x^{2}-x^{2}+1=x 2 −x 2 +1 =1=1
set 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 = a , the expression can be changed to a 2 − ( ( a − 1 ) ( a + 1 ) ) = 1
Let the no. 123456789 be x.
Therefore, it implies that 123456788 = 123456789-1 = x-1
and 123456790 = 123456789+1 = x+1
So, it forms the equation, x^2 - (x-1)(x+1) = x^2 - x^2 + 1 =1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 − ( 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 8 × 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 0 )
= 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 − ( 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 − 1 ) ( 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + 1 )
= 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 − ( 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 − 1 2 )
= 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 − 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 + 1 2
= 1 2
= 1
x = 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 − ( 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 8 × 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 0 )
x = 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 − ( ( 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 8 + 1 − 1 ) × ( 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 0 + 1 − 1 ) )
x = 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 − ( ( 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 − 1 ) × ( 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + 1 ) )
x = 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 − ( 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 + 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 − 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 − 1 )
x = 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 − ( 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 − 1 )
x = 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 − 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 + 1
x = 1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 − ( 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 0 × 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 8 ) = 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 − ( 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 − 1 ) = 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 − 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 + 1 = 1
x = 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
x − 1 = 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 8
x + 1 = 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 0
x 2 − ( x − 1 ) ( x + 1 )
x 2 − ( x 2 − 1 2 )
x 2 − x 2 + 1 2
1 2
1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 − ( 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 − 1 ) ( 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + 1 )
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 − ( 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 − 1 2 )
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 − 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 + 1 2
1 2
1
We know that x 2 = ( x − 1 ) ( x + 1 ) + 1 , since ( x − 1 ) ( x + 1 ) = x 2 − 1 .
Thus, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 8 × 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 0 = 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2
So, the expression 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 − 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 8 × 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 0 = 1 .
Because the number 123456700 is common for the three numbers involved in the problem [(123456700+89), (123456700+88), (123456700+90)],
(123446700)^2-(123456700×123456700)=0
Therefore, the only numbers that we need to worry about is 89, 88, and 90 So..
89^2-(88×90)=1
It's not 0 because, the calculator cannot calculate so many digits, giving us 0 instead.
think about it more and you will get the answer. also online calculators do not work.
We're talking abou 3 numbers right in a row. So put it in more manageable terms. 1, 2, 3 for example. 2^2 - (3x1)= 4-3=1. Test it to confirm. 9, 10, 11= 100 - 99= 1. With the equation b^2 - (a x c) where a, b, c are three integers in a row, 1 will always be the answer.
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Let 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 be x
Therefore, the equation will be
x 2 − ( x − 1 ) ( x + 1 )
= x 2 − ( x 2 − 1 )
= x 2 − x 2 + 1
= 1