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From: porkchop@invalid.foo (Mike Sanders)
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Subject: Re: 100 Random Single Variable Linear Equations
Date: Sat, 7 Dec 2024 02:39:08 -0000 (UTC)
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Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> wrote:

> The program could be extended by two principle additions/changes.
> 
> One is to allow negative integral numbers for a, b, c; in that case
> you don't even need the "random operator" logic as a side effect.
> Since you are using only natural numbers in your formulas you may
> want to stay within the domain of integral numbers also in the
> results; that would require to check that condition before storing
> an accepted formula, or to synthesize such formulas in the first
> place.

I too want to do this, but will need help when the time comes...

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:wq
Mike Sanders