Seeker
09-09-19, 11:28 AM
... and didn't realise you needed to know:
Apparently solving the equation x³+y³+z³ = k, where k is any number between 1 and 100 has proven very difficult for the number 42 (Douglas Adams was onto something).
After millions of hours of computing time (really!), the equation has been solved:
x = -80538738812075974
y = 80435758145817515
z = 12602123297335631
being a natural sceptic I plugged them into a scientific calculator and, yes, it yields 42.
The article is here for the curious/bored:
https://phys.org/news/2019-09-sum-cubes-solvedusing-real-life.html
Apparently solving the equation x³+y³+z³ = k, where k is any number between 1 and 100 has proven very difficult for the number 42 (Douglas Adams was onto something).
After millions of hours of computing time (really!), the equation has been solved:
x = -80538738812075974
y = 80435758145817515
z = 12602123297335631
being a natural sceptic I plugged them into a scientific calculator and, yes, it yields 42.
The article is here for the curious/bored:
https://phys.org/news/2019-09-sum-cubes-solvedusing-real-life.html