Errata – Number Properties, 3rd Edition
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| Page | Location | Description | Erroneous Text | Correction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | Top | #14 – precision of language | If a/b has a remainder of 4, what is the smallest possible value of a + b? | If a and b are positive integers such that the remainder is 4 when a is divided by b, what is the smallest possible value of a + b? |
| 130 | Top | Typo: # of intervals | [7/5 – (–3/5)]/3 | [7/5 – (–3/5)]/5 |
| 154 | Middle | #19 numerator of initial fraction | z4 | z5 |
| 155 | Top | #33 – typo | = 1/(yz)4 | = 1/(yz)4 |
| 179 | Middle | #9 solution assumes that x is an integer, but the question doesn’t specify. (If x could be a non-integer, the answer would be 204 instead of 256.) | …greater than 50, then what is the smallest possible value for x2? | …greater than 50 and x is a positive integer, then what is the smallest possible value for x2? |