Re: 42

Katherine Goff (Katherine_Goff who-is-at ceo.cudenver.edu)
Mon, 18 Oct 1999 11:36:28 -0600

xmca who-is-at weber.ucsd.edu writes:
>In the series in which 42 was the answer, the question emerged "what is
>6x9?" Do the computation in base 13. That is, put the "4" is in the
>13's place, not in the tens place. So to convert 42 in base 13 to its
>equivalent in base 10, that we will more easily understand:
>
>in base 13, 42 = 4x13 + 2x1 = 52+2 = 54 in base ten= 6x9
>so 6x9=42 if computed in base 13.
>
>trivially yours,
>bb

wow! i thought 42 was the answer to
"what is the meaning of life?"
as in hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy.

even more trivial,

kathie

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