Why didn’t I think of that?
Posted in Mathematics on November 24th, 2008 No Comments »
Problem: Which is larger, or ?
Sure, there’s the easy way: stick it in your calculator. So, make it interesting. Answer the question without using the calculator.
This raises a couple of interesting questions:
1. What do we mean by raising a number to a (terminating) decimal or fractional power?
2. Can I do that without a [...]