Comments on: Curious Fractions

By: WikiFunna

WikiFunna — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 10:08:32 +0000

How I can download documents from WikiLeaks?
By the way, anybody home?!

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Mon, 15 Feb 2010 02:16:48 +0000

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By: Adi

Adi — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:01:28 +0000

Actually, I believe the problem can be solved even without programming. One of the curious fractions is revealed by project Euler and somebody who has read something about “funny math” knows the others.
It may be one of the few Euler problems that can be solved in one’s head.

By: Matt

Matt — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 05:00:08 +0000

Thanks for posting your soluton. I am up to this question and have been stumped. Primarilly because I dont understand the problem. I write my solutions in another language so coping is not an issue, I am just after clues. I post all my solutions too

By: Steve Holden

Steve Holden — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 05:17:11 +0000

It certainly seems unfair not to even list this entry as a “spoiler”. Project Euler is meant to be solved by hard work, not by the use of Google … the Project Euler home page includes the following:

I solved it by using a search engine, does that matter?

Making use of the internet to research a problem is to be encouraged as there could be hidden treasures of mathematics to be discovered beneath the surface of many of these problems. However, there is a fine line between researching ideas and using the answer you found on another website. If you photocopy a crossword solution then what have you achieved?

Sorry to hear about your illnesses. Hope you’re feeling better.

By: André Roberge

André Roberge — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 02:30:10 +0000

If you look at the bottom of a page with problems being listed, you will find the following statement:

“NOTE: Please do not contact Project Euler if you are unable to solve a particular problem. If you can’t solve it, then you can’t solve it!”

This statement, plus the fact that the thread for a particular problem is locked until you solve it, is, for me, an indication that solutions should not be posted.

(I seem to recall having read a stronger statement somewhere else but can’t find it right now…)

By: Shriphani

Shriphani — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 20:14:21 +0000

>> “against that site’s philosophy to post solutions.”

Can you please show me the link to their policy? If that is the case, then I should have violated their policy quite a lot of times (and so should a lot others) on this site.

By: André Roberge

André Roberge — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:17:30 +0000

While it’s nice to see people interested in project euler, I believe it is against that site’s philosophy to post solutions.