The following lines from Book 12 of Homer's Odyssey relate a precursor of Archimedes' Cattle Problem: Thou
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Thou shalt ascend the isle triangular,
Where many oxen of the Sun are fed,
And fatted flocks. Of oxen fifty head
In every herd feed, and their herds are seven;
And of his fat flocks is their number even.
The last line means that there are as many sheep in all the flocks as there are oxen in all the herds. What is the total number of oxen and sheep that belong to the god of the Sun? (This was a difficult problem in Homer's day.)
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Elementary Linear Algebra with Applications
ISBN: 978-0471669593
9th edition
Authors: Howard Anton, Chris Rorres
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