Originally by: Rabbitgod

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Edited by: Rabbitgod on 06/09/2006 05:22:20
It's simple be the first to reply with the correct answer to the following math problem.

((548768 / 3 x (13 x 13 x 13)) - (1.548785) x .007)=?

Show your work btw!

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Originally by: Slinky Malinky

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very very funy. the initial conditions change every time you load the thread.

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Originally by: Nex Angelus

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Edited by: Nex Angelus on 06/09/2006 07:06:57
Hmm... Am I the only one who noticed that the random number generator only generates 6 figured numbers? Thus the number of correct answers is only one million. Therefor I submit:

((X / 3 x (13 x 13 x 13)) - (1.548785) x .007)=?


0,007(X / 3(13^3) - 0,007(1,548785)

0,007X / 0,021(13^3) - (0,010841495)

X = 1 / 0,021(13^3)) + 0,010841495

Where X is in the interval 100000 <= X <= 999999 thus generating a finite number of answers, a huge headache, lotsa bad math, *meh* feeling hangover kicking in... /emote goes off getting another beer


Oh, and yes, it's still =?, but now it's bit lesser of a ? since we know that the random is still a random... right

Pay me!

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Originally by: Zaenar

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42!

Geez, can't believe I'm the 1st one to post the correct answer...

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Originally by: NestcePas

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Answer will always be:
[Initial number] / 6590.989158505

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Originally by: NestcePas

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Answer will always be:
[Initial number] / 6590.989158505

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Originally by: Kldraina

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Hmmmm... is there a way to make this thing do math?

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Originally by: Zaenar

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42!

Geez, can't believe I'm the 1st one to post the correct answer...

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Originally by: Conwright

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Edited by: Conwright on 06/09/2006 07:27:39
The only way I can think of to do it is to call a remote script. For example I created a quick php script which you can input a number and the script creates a jpg image with the answer (see my previous post for the results). However, the number generated by rnd seems to be localized to each post so I can't get it to use the number from the OPs post.

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Originally by: Kldraina

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Originally by: Conwright

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Edited by: Conwright on 06/09/2006 07:27:39
The only way I can think of to do it is to call a remote script. For example I created a quick php script which you can input a number and the script creates a jpg image with the answer (see my previous post for the results). However, the number generated by rnd seems to be localized to each post so I can't get it to use the number from the OPs post.

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You could quote the op though, so that your answer would have the same rnd value as the quote.

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Originally by: Kldraina

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You could quote the op though, so that your answer would have the same rnd value as the quote.

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Originally by: Archilies

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Ignore what others say: Fit what you want, with what you have, whenever you want.

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<?php

function http_get($url)
{
$request = fopen( $url, "rb" );
$result = "";

while( !feof( $request ) ) {
$result .= fread( $request, 8192 );
}

fclose( $request );

return $result;
}

function grab_page()
{
global $target_page;
$target_page = http_get('http://oldforums.eveonline.com/?a=topic&threadID=389942');
}

function show_page()
{
global $target_page;
$target_string = '/ 3 x (13 x 13 x 13)) - (1.548785) x .007)=?';
$ts_pos = strpos($target_page, $target_string);
$result_string = substr($target_page, $ts_pos-20, strlen($target_string)+20);
$target_string = '((';
$ts_pos = strpos($result_string, $target_string);
$result_string = substr($result_string, $ts_pos);
$result_string = str_ireplace('x', '*', $result_string);
$result_string = str_ireplace('=', '', $result_string);
$result_string = str_ireplace('?', '', $result_string);

//print("$result_string equals...\n<br>");
eval("\$val = $result_string;");
$result_string = $result_string . " = " . $val;

header("Content-type: image/png");
$string = $result_string;
$im = imagecreatefromjpeg("../images/whitebg.jpg");
$black = imagecolorallocate($im, 0, 0, 0);
$px = (imagesx($im) - 7.5 * strlen($string)) / 2;
imagestring($im, 3, $px, 9, $string, $black);
imagepng($im);
imagedestroy($im);
}

grab_page();
show_page();
?>

Originally by: Sivlan

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Here's the answer for every possible random number you generate.
...
[/code]

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Originally by: Sivlan

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Here's the source. Basically it grabs the post, figures out which number its using in this current refresh of the post, parses it all and does the math. It then takes the result and the original equation, tacks it into a picture so I can display it on the forums.

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Originally by: Sivlan

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Its a problem yea, you're always going to be one refresh "off". But since the script is actually reading what the post will generate, you're still technically using the same seed as the OP, but your time factor is off.

Alas. 20 minutes of php work for a chance at 5 bil =p.

Maybe I'll get partial credit?

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