The Math Club

Linear Thinking: A Puzzle Involving a Linear System of Equations


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In this episode, Pete and Noah tackle an “unsolvable math problem” that appeared in a recent Newsweek article (Spoiler: It's not that unsolvable). Join us as we apply linear algebra to this puzzle from start to Finnish.

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