yes, you're right. it's for a quiz.

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>-----Original Message-----
>From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu] 
>On Behalf Of William Killian
>Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 4:37 PM
>To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public.
>Subject: RE: [OT] Integer Math with component elimination
>
>
>Math class assignment?  Some sort of quiz or contest?
>
>I have a feeling that I know several ways to do what you ask 
>but I want to know why before I give an answer...
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu] On
>Behalf
>> Of Buehler, Martin
>> Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 8:09 AM
>> To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public.
>> Subject: RE: [OT] Integer Math with component elimination
>> 
>> the question is to find some formulas, which look as they would
>require
>> the value 'E', but do not really need it.
>> 
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>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu] On 
>> >Behalf Of Olin Lathrop
>> >Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 1:49 PM
>> >To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public.
>> >Subject: Re: [OT] Integer Math with component elimination
>> >
>> >
>> >Buehler, Martin wrote:
>> >> i'm looking for integer math formulas, dealing with a 
>hand full of 
>> >> components, but 1 of the components has no influence on 
>the result:
>> >>
>> >> i.e. the values A, B, C, D and E are used within the
>> >formula, but only
>> >> the value of A, B, C and D has influence on the result, 
>while the E 
>> >> may be any value, without changing the result.
>> >>
>> >> examples like (A+B+E+C+D-E) are a bit too simple, as you can
>> >see at a
>> >> first glance that E is eliminated.
>> >
>> >So what's the question?
>> >
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