Today's Inspirational Quote:
Failure is only the opportunity to begin again, this time more wisely.
Dreams Joseph Epstein
All men and women are born, live, suffer and die; what distinguishes us one from another is our dreams, whether they be dreams about worldly or unworldly things, and what we do to make them come about... We do not choose to be born. We do not choose our parents. We do not choose our historical epoch, the country of our birth, or the immediate circumstances of our upbringing. We do not, most of us, choose to die; nor do we choose the time and conditions of our death. But within this realm of choicelessness, we do choose how we live.
Expand your knowledge base
What is the largest number you can write with just 3 digits?
Hint: No symbols and characters allowed and its not 999. Scroll down for the answer ...
Some may get the "power" brainwave and think of 999 (99 to the power of 9), which calculates out as 99*99*99*99*99*99*99*99*99. Even better is 999 (9 to the power of 99) which calculates out as 9*9*9*9*9*9*9 ... and so on 99 times.
The correct answer, however, if you extend the idea even further ends up as... 999 (9 to the 9th power of 9). Work out the second and third powers first (9*9*9*9*9*9*9*9*9 = 387420489.) We can therefore restate the sum as 9387420489 which works out as.... very very big indeed.
Have a memorable day!
Priya
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