7.3.1 Top new questions this week

7.3.1.1 How can I use Mathematica to solve a complex truth-teller/liar logic problem?

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I have a logic puzzle I want to convert to Mathematica to solve: 
Person A states, "Exactly two people are truth-tellers," 
Person B states, "I and Person C are truth-tellers." 
... 
[boolean-computation] [logic]
 

asked by Peter Burbery https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=76873 16 votes

answered by SneezeFor16Min https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=69875 19 votes

7.3.1.2 list-array construction

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I want to create the list  ix={1,1,1,1,2,2,2,2,3,3,3,3,4,4,4,4} 
I can do 
... 
[list-manipulation]
 

asked by geom https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=68502 11 votes

answered by Simon Woods https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=862 20 votes

7.3.1.3 why do these two Meijer G functions not cancel each other?

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I encountered such expressions in Mathematica 
 MeijerG[{{ }, {1, c + 1/2}}, {{0, c, c, c}, { }}, 1] + 
MeijerG[{{1}, {c + 1/2}},    {{c, c, c},    {0}}, 1] 
 
which in ... 
[special-functions]
 

asked by Jing https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=76801 8 votes

answered by Chromo Runge https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=68326 12 votes

7.3.1.4 How to partition a square into successive halves

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I am teaching the idea of infinite geometric series to high school students,  looking for hints to create the diagram below using Mathematica.  (I don't need the labels).   I can do it manually, but ... 
[graphics] [manipulate]
 

asked by Tom De Vries https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=721 7 votes

answered by J. M.'s ennui https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=50 9 votes

7.3.1.5 Ignoring fractions can lead to correct answer

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There is a curious example in Posamentier's book "Magnificent Mistakes in Mathematics" (p. 72): 
$(7+3/7)*(4-3/13)= 7*4=28$, where cancelling the fractions leads to correct result. If we ... 
[equation-solving] [recreational-mathematics]
 

asked by Darko G https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=60625 7 votes

answered by Bob Hanlon https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=9362 9 votes

7.3.1.6 Context Manipulation within Scoping Constructs

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In the following the full context form of  Test  is not required as  "Aaa`"  is added to ... 
[syntax] [scoping] [contexts]
 

asked by Ronald Monson https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=2249 6 votes

answered by Ronald Monson https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=2249 2 votes

7.3.1.7 Why does NMinimize not follow MaxIterations?

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[mathematical-optimization]
 

asked by Tomi https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=36939 6 votes

answered by Anton Antonov https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=34008 4 votes