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Re: Problems on these two questions

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Date Mon, 19 Nov 2012 13:23:37 +1100
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On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 12:52 PM, su29090 <129km09@gmail.com> wrote:
> 1.Given a positive integer  n , assign True to  is_prime if  n has no factors other than  1 and itself. (Remember,  m is a factor of  n if  m divides  n evenly.)
>
> 2.An  arithmetic progression is a sequence of numbers in which the distance (or difference) between any two successive numbers if the same. This in the sequence  1, 3, 5, 7, ... , the distance is 2 while in the sequence  6, 12, 18, 24, ... , the distance is 6.

Each of these problems is in two halves:

a) Understanding the mathematics behind the question
b) Writing the code.

Which half are you halfing (oops sorry, *having*) trouble with? If
(a), this isn't a programming question at all - search the web for
information on the problem, as these are well-known challenges. If
(b), you'll need to post your code to get any sort of useful help - we
aren't mindreaders, though we do try to look that way sometimes!

Either way, check this out:
http://www.catb.org/esr/faqs/smart-questions.html#homework

ChrisA

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Problems on these two questions su29090 <129km09@gmail.com> - 2012-11-18 17:52 -0800
  Re: Problems on these two questions Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-11-19 02:09 +0000
  Re: Problems on these two questions su29090 <129km09@gmail.com> - 2012-11-18 18:15 -0800
    Re: Problems on these two questions Dave Angel <d@davea.name> - 2012-11-18 21:33 -0500
  Re: Problems on these two questions Dave Angel <d@davea.name> - 2012-11-18 21:18 -0500
  Re: Problems on these two questions Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-11-19 13:23 +1100
  Re: Problems on these two questions Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2012-11-19 18:15 -0500
    Re: Problems on these two questions Neil Cerutti <neilc@norwich.edu> - 2012-11-20 15:02 +0000
  Re: Problems on these two questions Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2012-11-19 18:16 -0500
  Re: Problems on these two questions Dave Angel <d@davea.name> - 2012-11-19 20:52 -0500
  Re: Problems on these two questions Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2012-11-19 23:32 -0700

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