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Title: Matrix fun...
Post by: sam on April 22, 2008, 10:42

This is really one for you maths geeks, i.e. me, but its quite good fun and will probably keep the older ones minds active (though I won't name any names!)

http://homokaasu.org/gasgames/game.gas?24

Title: Re: Matrix fun...
Post by: Camstop on April 22, 2008, 10:57

1086 so far  8-)


What am i supposed to be doing?  :dunno:

 :)x

Title: Re: Matrix fun...
Post by: Camstop on April 22, 2008, 11:18

The fulfillment game is pretty addictive  :icon_chuckpc:

Title: Re: Matrix fun...
Post by: sam on April 22, 2008, 11:57

just solving the determinate of the matrix - i.e:

a = | x1 x2 |
     |x3 x4 |

det matrix[a] = (x1 *x4) - (x2*x3)

Title: Re: Matrix fun...
Post by: Simon on April 22, 2008, 12:07

:dunno:

Title: Re: Matrix fun...
Post by: sam on April 22, 2008, 12:26

this would have been O level maths when you did it... we didn't do this till we got to second year A-level!!!! Ok it might be a bit too much like hardwork though..

Title: Re: Matrix fun...
Post by: Simon on April 22, 2008, 12:29

Actually, I used to quite enjoy maths at school, and am fairly good at the numbers game on Countdown!  ;D

Title: Re: Matrix fun...
Post by: sam on April 22, 2008, 12:34

ok, so do you see what you need to do... you need to times the two diagonals together and take the / away from \ to equal the number given

Title: Re: Matrix fun...
Post by: Camstop on April 22, 2008, 12:38

Ahhh clear as mud!

1300 that time  ':|

Title: Re: Matrix fun...
Post by: sam on April 22, 2008, 12:43

doing better than me I keep getting stuck around 1200, I swear my mind isn't working today!