mpoppers@aecom.UUCP (06/04/84)
Two positive integers are chosen. The sum is revealed to logician A, and the sum of squares is revealed to logician B. Both A and B are given this information and the information contained in this sentence. The conversation between A and B goes as follows, with B starting the dialogue: B: "I can't tell what the two numbers are." A: "I can't tell what the two numbers are." B: "I can't tell what the two numbers are." A: "I can't tell what the two numbers are." B: "I can't tell what the two numbers are." A: "I can't tell what the two numbers are." B: "Now I can tell what the two numbers are." WHAT ARE THE TWO NUMBERS? -- problem composed by Tom Ferguson, UCLA Michael Poppers at A.E.C.O.M. {cucard,esquire,ihnp4,pegasus,philabs,rocky2,spike} | aecom | poppers,mpoppers Summer USnail address: 143 Bennett Avenue-Apt. 3P New York, NY 10040-4063