Monday, July 13, 2009

Monday Trivia

The answer to yesterday's question is:
Clint Eastwood.

Today's question is:
For how many numbers is the square of the number equal to the absolute value of the number itself?

8 comments:

  1. PeggyU4:19 PM

    Two, 0 and 1.

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  2. Carl Friedrich Gauss5:05 PM

    Three. (-1,0,1)

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  3. 3. The numbers are -1, 0, 1.

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  4. Anonymous7:57 PM

    Two numbers: 1 and -1.

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  5. Anonymous5:18 AM

    I believe the answer is two numbers: 1 and -1. They both square to 1, and each has an absolute value of 1.

    chicopanther

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  6. -1, 0, 1

    While not technically a number, you could advance the argument that -infinity and +infinity also have this property. Mind you, I wouldn't buy it, but you could float the argument.

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  7. PeggyU6:26 PM

    Well crap! I misread that! I thought you wanted numbers that equaled their squares AND their absolute values. That will teach me to pay attention!

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