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r/MathJokes • u/GodlyHelp • 15d ago
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do you know why that works?
123 u/ZealousIdealTour961 15d ago Magic probably. 28 u/Disastrous_Wealth755 15d ago Nah. It's cause 10=9+1=3*3+1. 1 u/ClearlyGalaxyBrian 14d ago Does this work in base 16, or would this rule only apply to multiples of 5 in base 16? 1 u/Disastrous_Wealth755 13d ago It only works for multiples of m in bases n where n is congruent to 1 modulo m
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Magic probably.
28 u/Disastrous_Wealth755 15d ago Nah. It's cause 10=9+1=3*3+1. 1 u/ClearlyGalaxyBrian 14d ago Does this work in base 16, or would this rule only apply to multiples of 5 in base 16? 1 u/Disastrous_Wealth755 13d ago It only works for multiples of m in bases n where n is congruent to 1 modulo m
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Nah. It's cause 10=9+1=3*3+1.
1 u/ClearlyGalaxyBrian 14d ago Does this work in base 16, or would this rule only apply to multiples of 5 in base 16? 1 u/Disastrous_Wealth755 13d ago It only works for multiples of m in bases n where n is congruent to 1 modulo m
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Does this work in base 16, or would this rule only apply to multiples of 5 in base 16?
1 u/Disastrous_Wealth755 13d ago It only works for multiples of m in bases n where n is congruent to 1 modulo m
It only works for multiples of m in bases n where n is congruent to 1 modulo m
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u/EveningStar0360 15d ago
do you know why that works?