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Gnubie
  • 511
  • 2
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(b) Move 4 matches to form

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or 4↑↑734 ↑↑ 73, where ↑ is Knuth's up-arrow notation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knuth%27s_up-arrow_notation

4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4 (73 4's) is too large to compute in Wolframalpha.

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A convention allows multiple ↑'s to be specified with a superscript, so 4 ↑¹¹¹ 73 = 4 ↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑ 73 (111 ↑'s), a number too large to represent even with power towers.

(b) Move 4 matches to form

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or 4↑↑73, where ↑ is Knuth's up-arrow notation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knuth%27s_up-arrow_notation

4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4 is too large to compute in Wolframalpha.

            _  _
|_| /|\ |||  | _|
  |          | _|

A convention allows multiple ↑'s to be specified with a superscript, so 4 ↑¹¹¹ 73 = 4 ↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑ 73, a number too large to represent even with power towers.

(b) Move 4 matches to form

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|_| /|\ /|\  | _|
  |          | _|

or 4 ↑↑ 73, where ↑ is Knuth's up-arrow notation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knuth%27s_up-arrow_notation

4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4 (73 4's) is too large to compute in Wolframalpha.

            _  _
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A convention allows multiple ↑'s to be specified with a superscript, so 4 ↑¹¹¹ 73 = 4 ↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑ 73 (111 ↑'s), a number too large to represent even with power towers.

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Gnubie
  • 511
  • 2
  • 10

(b) Move 4 matches to form

            _  _
|_| /|\ /|\  | _|
  |          | _|

or 4↑↑73, where ↑ is Knuth's up-arrow notation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knuth%27s_up-arrow_notation

4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4 is too large to compute in Wolframalpha.

            _  _
|_| /|\ |||  | _|
  |          | _|

A convention allows multiple ↑'s to be specified with a superscript, so 4 ↑¹¹¹ 73 = 4 ↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑ 73, a number too large to represent even with power towers.

(b) Move 4 matches to form

            _  _
|_| /|\ /|\  | _|
  |          | _|

or 4↑↑73, where ↑ is Knuth's up-arrow notation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knuth%27s_up-arrow_notation

4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4 is too large to compute in Wolframalpha.

(b) Move 4 matches to form

            _  _
|_| /|\ /|\  | _|
  |          | _|

or 4↑↑73, where ↑ is Knuth's up-arrow notation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knuth%27s_up-arrow_notation

4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4 is too large to compute in Wolframalpha.

            _  _
|_| /|\ |||  | _|
  |          | _|

A convention allows multiple ↑'s to be specified with a superscript, so 4 ↑¹¹¹ 73 = 4 ↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑ 73, a number too large to represent even with power towers.

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Gnubie
  • 511
  • 2
  • 10

(b) Move 4 matches to form

            _  _
|_| /|\ /|\  | _|
  |          | _|

or 4↑↑73, where ↑ is Knuth's up-arrow notation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knuth%27s_up-arrow_notation

4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4^4 is too large to compute in Wolframalpha.