+1 Don... nthin is specified fr the nature of numbers if thy can be rational or thy hav to be only natural/integral numbers...
On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 9:33 PM, Don <[email protected]> wrote: > First find the endpoints of the region where the condition is met: > > a + 100/a = 50 > a^2 - 50a + 100 = 0 > By the quadratic formula, a is 2.08712 or 47.9128. > The range is 45.8256. > A falls in the range of 1..100 or 99. So the probability is 47.9128/99 > = 0.48397 > > Don > > On Aug 23, 11:56 am, ramya reddy <[email protected]> wrote: > > Let 'a' be a number between 1 and 100. what is the probability of > choosing > > 'a' such that a+ (100/a) <50 > > > > -- > > Regards > > Ramya > > * > > * > > *Try to learn something about everything and everything about something* > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Algorithm Geeks" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Algorithm Geeks" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en.
