Re: YAK - request.
From Matthew May <mat...@l00aker-wood.ANGEL.co.uk>
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· 6 Mar 1999 00:00 · View full thread
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In article <7bibfp$f4s$1...@cantuc.canterbury.ac.nz>, Bill Taylor <mat...@math.canterbury.ac.nz> writes >Has anyone got a YAK pic on hand please? > >Or, if it's not too much trouble, can one of the experts please >construct one for me? > >TIA. > >As a boring little thank-you IA, here's a dodecahedron seen from above: > <snip rather nice dodecahedron> > >And for those who like a little puzzle to work on, >here's a repeated square root to evaluate... > > > .----------------------------------------------------------- > / .------------------------------------------------ > / / .------------------------------------- > / / / .-------------------------- > / / / / .--------------- > / 7 + 1 / 17 + 4 / 31 + 9 / 49 + 16 / 71 + 25 /~~~... > v v v v v v sequences... 7, (+10) 17, (+14) 31, (+18) 49, (+22) 71, (+26) 97, (1^2) 1, (2^2) 4, (3^2) 9, (4^2) 16, (5^2) 25, (6^2) 36, From approximating at each stage, it looks like it's approaching 4 I didn't do enough maths to see a better way of writing the top sequence so that I could have a go at maybe simplifying the whole sequence (at least, not at this time of night:) I'm not an expert, by any stretch of the imagination, but here's my attempt to stay on-topic: | .\\ @_\\\ \\\\\\\\\\\ \\\\\\\\\\\\ || || \ || MdM99 || Hmmm, I think it looks more like a llama... sorry. > _| |___ ================================================== > _| _| _|_ Bill Taylor W.T...@math.canterbury.ac.nz > |___|_ | _|___ ================================================== > |_| |_ _| Western philosopher on first contact with > |___| | Indian culture:- "Is EVERYTHING sacred!?" > |_| ================================================== > W F C T btw, Christchurch Cathedral has very nice bells, and some very nice bell-ringers (although most bell-ringers I've met have been very nice - especially those in ANZAB :) [Canterbury is the area that includes Christchurch, isn't it? I wasn't in NZ for very long, so I'm not sure...] MAtt. (the UPPERCASE should be DEMON to reply) |\\ //| ----------------- mdm...@geocities.com ---------------- |\ /| |_\A/_| A smile is a curve that sets the world straight | \/ | / | | \ | /TT| \/ U \/ -- http://www.geocities.com/SouthBeach/Bluffs/8087/ -- |/ |||
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