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    Help Needed Solving For Two Scalars Such That au + bw = v

    Is there a generalized form that I could use to solve for two different scalars? Every system of equations I try to create is fundamentally flawed in some way.
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    Help Needed Solving For Two Scalars Such That au + bw = v

    This particular notation denotes a vector in component form. The initial point is the origin. The point given indicates the terminal point.
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    Help Needed Solving For Two Scalars Such That au + bw = v

    I am not quite sure what you mean. The values of a and b must be scalars.
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    Help Needed Solving For Two Scalars Such That au + bw = v

    Homework Statement Find a and b such that v= au + bw given that v = <1, 1> Homework Equations v = au + bw, v = <1,1> The Attempt at a Solution I have tried to solve for the appropriate values via guess and check, but it hasn't worked out. I cannot find a proportion either...
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    A Tough Logical Puzzle- Requires Utilization of Mathematical Algorithms

    Haha, sorry DaveE, I cannot think of another process that will successfully yield a different logical answer. Ideally I would have my friend who works in programming come up with a computerized method for attacking the problem, but he has far more important (or more precisely, less trivial)...
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    A Tough Logical Puzzle- Requires Utilization of Mathematical Algorithms

    Thanks for posting the link. It was pretty helpful. I think the methodology is somewhat questionable, but nonetheless the solution is the only one that makes sense.
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    A Tough Logical Puzzle- Requires Utilization of Mathematical Algorithms

    Well as you can see, I am new to these forums, so I had no idea this question had been answered here before. Could you post a link so I could find the explanation as to how to solve it? As for which algorithms to use, I did not know, which was why I was asking. It seems to me that this would...
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    A Tough Logical Puzzle- Requires Utilization of Mathematical Algorithms

    A 6x6 grid features two different types of pieces: x's and o's. You are given three separate views of the same grid in a step by step progression. The number of pieces gradually decreases with each step and also change in location. This is the layout of the grid progression...
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