Homework Help: Math

Posted by Jean on Friday, December 17, 2010 at 1:13pm.

Mathematicians have been searching for a formula that yields prime numbers. One such formula was x2 - x+41. Select some numbers for x, substitute them in the formula,and see if prime numbers occur. Try to find a number for x that when substituted in the formula yields a composite number

Math - PsyDAG, Saturday, December 18, 2010 at 12:33am
Have you substituted and tried?

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