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From: David Entwistle <qnivq.ragjvfgyr@ogvagrearg.pbz>
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Subject: Re: MathsBombe - observations but not the answer
Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:48:47 -0000 (UTC)
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On Mon, 10 Feb 2025 15:38:08 +0000 (UTC), Richard Tobin wrote:

> You may, like me, stumble upon the correct value of x and then see that
> it works for numbers up to N - a number greater than 400 - but not
> immediately see how it works beyond that.  I had to think of it somewhat
> differently to see that it does.

Yes... That's where I'm at at the moment.

I'll try and think differently... :o)

-- 
David Entwistle