I plan to post the answers to these on monday.
1) Can the following expression be simplified?
(x-a)(x-b)(x-c)...(x-z)
Only basic algebra is required.
In the following problems, each letter represents a digit. Same letter, same digit. Different letters mean different digits.
2.
ABCD
x 4
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DCBA
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Regards, Hilmar.
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