Google's 20th Anniversary: Make 20 using 6 0 0 6 1 3

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Belated 20th Happy Birthday to Google (600613)!




Challenge: Use 6, 0, 0, 6, 1, 3 to make the number 20.




Rules:



  • Use all numbers, in that exact order.


  • Allowed operations: +, -, x, /, sqrt, (); no factorials, nth roots or powers


  • No concatenation of final result (e.g. 2 || 0) but concatenation allowed for original numbers


  • All numbers in base 10.










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    Are we allowed to use powers?
    – Wais Kamal
    Sep 30 at 19:13










  • @WaisKamal Nope, only basic arithmetic operations and a square root.
    – TheSimpliFire
    Sep 30 at 19:14






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    Which bases can i use? Is it allowed to use the ternary system?
    – 12431234123412341234123
    Oct 1 at 14:31










  • I'm a fool! Haha. Okay I think the easiest is noticing that 20 is the square root of 400, this is the third solution in the accepted answer.
    – Apollys
    Oct 1 at 18:40







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    Yes, G=6, but g=9 :) So the number should be 600913.
    – Zizy Archer
    Oct 2 at 12:31














up vote
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Belated 20th Happy Birthday to Google (600613)!




Challenge: Use 6, 0, 0, 6, 1, 3 to make the number 20.




Rules:



  • Use all numbers, in that exact order.


  • Allowed operations: +, -, x, /, sqrt, (); no factorials, nth roots or powers


  • No concatenation of final result (e.g. 2 || 0) but concatenation allowed for original numbers


  • All numbers in base 10.










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    Are we allowed to use powers?
    – Wais Kamal
    Sep 30 at 19:13










  • @WaisKamal Nope, only basic arithmetic operations and a square root.
    – TheSimpliFire
    Sep 30 at 19:14






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    Which bases can i use? Is it allowed to use the ternary system?
    – 12431234123412341234123
    Oct 1 at 14:31










  • I'm a fool! Haha. Okay I think the easiest is noticing that 20 is the square root of 400, this is the third solution in the accepted answer.
    – Apollys
    Oct 1 at 18:40







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    Yes, G=6, but g=9 :) So the number should be 600913.
    – Zizy Archer
    Oct 2 at 12:31












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up vote
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Belated 20th Happy Birthday to Google (600613)!




Challenge: Use 6, 0, 0, 6, 1, 3 to make the number 20.




Rules:



  • Use all numbers, in that exact order.


  • Allowed operations: +, -, x, /, sqrt, (); no factorials, nth roots or powers


  • No concatenation of final result (e.g. 2 || 0) but concatenation allowed for original numbers


  • All numbers in base 10.










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Belated 20th Happy Birthday to Google (600613)!




Challenge: Use 6, 0, 0, 6, 1, 3 to make the number 20.




Rules:



  • Use all numbers, in that exact order.


  • Allowed operations: +, -, x, /, sqrt, (); no factorials, nth roots or powers


  • No concatenation of final result (e.g. 2 || 0) but concatenation allowed for original numbers


  • All numbers in base 10.







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    Are we allowed to use powers?
    – Wais Kamal
    Sep 30 at 19:13










  • @WaisKamal Nope, only basic arithmetic operations and a square root.
    – TheSimpliFire
    Sep 30 at 19:14






  • 1




    Which bases can i use? Is it allowed to use the ternary system?
    – 12431234123412341234123
    Oct 1 at 14:31










  • I'm a fool! Haha. Okay I think the easiest is noticing that 20 is the square root of 400, this is the third solution in the accepted answer.
    – Apollys
    Oct 1 at 18:40







  • 1




    Yes, G=6, but g=9 :) So the number should be 600913.
    – Zizy Archer
    Oct 2 at 12:31












  • 1




    Are we allowed to use powers?
    – Wais Kamal
    Sep 30 at 19:13










  • @WaisKamal Nope, only basic arithmetic operations and a square root.
    – TheSimpliFire
    Sep 30 at 19:14






  • 1




    Which bases can i use? Is it allowed to use the ternary system?
    – 12431234123412341234123
    Oct 1 at 14:31










  • I'm a fool! Haha. Okay I think the easiest is noticing that 20 is the square root of 400, this is the third solution in the accepted answer.
    – Apollys
    Oct 1 at 18:40







  • 1




    Yes, G=6, but g=9 :) So the number should be 600913.
    – Zizy Archer
    Oct 2 at 12:31







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Are we allowed to use powers?
– Wais Kamal
Sep 30 at 19:13




Are we allowed to use powers?
– Wais Kamal
Sep 30 at 19:13












@WaisKamal Nope, only basic arithmetic operations and a square root.
– TheSimpliFire
Sep 30 at 19:14




@WaisKamal Nope, only basic arithmetic operations and a square root.
– TheSimpliFire
Sep 30 at 19:14




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Which bases can i use? Is it allowed to use the ternary system?
– 12431234123412341234123
Oct 1 at 14:31




Which bases can i use? Is it allowed to use the ternary system?
– 12431234123412341234123
Oct 1 at 14:31












I'm a fool! Haha. Okay I think the easiest is noticing that 20 is the square root of 400, this is the third solution in the accepted answer.
– Apollys
Oct 1 at 18:40





I'm a fool! Haha. Okay I think the easiest is noticing that 20 is the square root of 400, this is the third solution in the accepted answer.
– Apollys
Oct 1 at 18:40





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Yes, G=6, but g=9 :) So the number should be 600913.
– Zizy Archer
Oct 2 at 12:31




Yes, G=6, but g=9 :) So the number should be 600913.
– Zizy Archer
Oct 2 at 12:31










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How about




$frac600+6-1times3$




another one




$60times(0times6+frac13)$




last one




$sqrtfrac6006times(1+3)$







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    (+1) that was quick! I'll wait for more answers before ticking :)
    – TheSimpliFire
    Sep 30 at 18:54











  • The first one evaluates to 30, not 20.
    – Wais Kamal
    Sep 30 at 19:08






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    @WaisKamal I think it is still 20. You may want to check it again.
    – Oray
    Sep 30 at 19:10










  • Oh yeah, sorry for that :)
    – Wais Kamal
    Sep 30 at 19:11






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    This is one of the few types of problems where $div$ actually looks better than the fraction; it makes the sequence of inputs more obvious.
    – jpmc26
    Oct 2 at 9:40


















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Here is a solution:




$frac60 + (0 × 6 × 1)3 = 20$







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    up vote
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    How about:




    -(60-0)/6*(1-3)




    I rolled back the MathJax edit as, although it looks prettier, I feel that the in-line solution is required to precisely meet the "in that exact order." requirement.






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      which was only 25 characters long so I had to add this??? What is the meaning of this part?
      – I am the Most Stupid Person
      Oct 1 at 6:32






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      answers need to be of a certain length to be posted
      – casualcoder
      Oct 1 at 7:34






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      This is basically the same as JonMark Perry's (second) solution.
      – Jaap Scherphuis
      Oct 1 at 12:02

















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    Not quite an answer, but a kind of lateral (or literal) thinking one




    $6times0+fracxx+0+6+13$ (assuming $x$ non-zero)




    It's because




    Allowed operations: +, -, x, /, sqrt, (); so, x is allowed (despite it's used as a variable, not operation; there is definitely a lowercase x, not a multiplication sign in the question text)







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    • Nice thinking, but you use both x and ✕.
      – Ken Y-N
      Oct 2 at 4:20


















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    How about:




    $6-0^0+(6-1)times3$.




    Without a power:




    $frac60+06times(-1+3)$







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      "no factorial" it seems.
      – Oray
      Sep 30 at 19:03










    • @oray; thx, I'll go with 0*0 (I assume this is power?)
      – JonMark Perry
      Sep 30 at 19:04






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      I have no idea what * is :)
      – Oray
      Sep 30 at 19:05






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      Sorry, no powers!
      – TheSimpliFire
      Sep 30 at 19:06






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      Isn't $0^0$ not really well-defined?
      – LegionMammal978
      Sep 30 at 19:21

















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    I wonder why this very obvious solution has not yet been mentioned:




    (60+0×61)/3




    It's only 11 characters long. I doubt you can make it any shorter.






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    • Even though this exact solution hasn't been mentioned, it is almost the same as xhienne's.
      – Jaap Scherphuis
      Oct 1 at 11:00

















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    How about $sqrt600/6timessqrt1+3$?







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      Nice. Note that @Oray has already got that one :P
      – TheSimpliFire
      Oct 1 at 6:21










    • Heh. I thought I checked them all before posting. Hmmm... wait, that's a subtly different solution (assuming we're looking at the same). He's taking the square root of 400, I am multiplying 10 and 2.
      – Viktor Toth
      Oct 1 at 12:15

















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    How about this:




    $-(6^0+0-6)(1+3)$




    edit new one without power:




    $fracsqrt600times6(1times 3)$







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      Great answer, but sorry, no powers! :)
      – TheSimpliFire
      Oct 1 at 6:21










    • ah I thought it meant you can't square the number as in you can't add another number. new one should do the job
      – Naia Suzuki
      Oct 1 at 8:12

















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    a very simple way to go would be-




    $6+0!+0+6+1+3!=20$







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      No factorials :P
      – TheSimpliFire
      Oct 1 at 6:47










    • oh, missed that, sorry.
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      Oct 1 at 6:48

















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    $6^2+0+0-6-1-3^2 = 36+0+0-6-1-9 = 36-16 = 20$







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      Unfortunately no 2s in the set. Nice try though :)
      – TheSimpliFire
      Oct 1 at 6:20






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      I read it as GZOOGLEZ.
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      Oct 2 at 13:42









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    up vote
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    accepted










    How about




    $frac600+6-1times3$




    another one




    $60times(0times6+frac13)$




    last one




    $sqrtfrac6006times(1+3)$







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      (+1) that was quick! I'll wait for more answers before ticking :)
      – TheSimpliFire
      Sep 30 at 18:54











    • The first one evaluates to 30, not 20.
      – Wais Kamal
      Sep 30 at 19:08






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      @WaisKamal I think it is still 20. You may want to check it again.
      – Oray
      Sep 30 at 19:10










    • Oh yeah, sorry for that :)
      – Wais Kamal
      Sep 30 at 19:11






    • 1




      This is one of the few types of problems where $div$ actually looks better than the fraction; it makes the sequence of inputs more obvious.
      – jpmc26
      Oct 2 at 9:40















    up vote
    21
    down vote



    accepted










    How about




    $frac600+6-1times3$




    another one




    $60times(0times6+frac13)$




    last one




    $sqrtfrac6006times(1+3)$







    share|improve this answer


















    • 1




      (+1) that was quick! I'll wait for more answers before ticking :)
      – TheSimpliFire
      Sep 30 at 18:54











    • The first one evaluates to 30, not 20.
      – Wais Kamal
      Sep 30 at 19:08






    • 2




      @WaisKamal I think it is still 20. You may want to check it again.
      – Oray
      Sep 30 at 19:10










    • Oh yeah, sorry for that :)
      – Wais Kamal
      Sep 30 at 19:11






    • 1




      This is one of the few types of problems where $div$ actually looks better than the fraction; it makes the sequence of inputs more obvious.
      – jpmc26
      Oct 2 at 9:40













    up vote
    21
    down vote



    accepted







    up vote
    21
    down vote



    accepted






    How about




    $frac600+6-1times3$




    another one




    $60times(0times6+frac13)$




    last one




    $sqrtfrac6006times(1+3)$







    share|improve this answer














    How about




    $frac600+6-1times3$




    another one




    $60times(0times6+frac13)$




    last one




    $sqrtfrac6006times(1+3)$








    share|improve this answer














    share|improve this answer



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    answered Sep 30 at 18:53









    Oray

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      (+1) that was quick! I'll wait for more answers before ticking :)
      – TheSimpliFire
      Sep 30 at 18:54











    • The first one evaluates to 30, not 20.
      – Wais Kamal
      Sep 30 at 19:08






    • 2




      @WaisKamal I think it is still 20. You may want to check it again.
      – Oray
      Sep 30 at 19:10










    • Oh yeah, sorry for that :)
      – Wais Kamal
      Sep 30 at 19:11






    • 1




      This is one of the few types of problems where $div$ actually looks better than the fraction; it makes the sequence of inputs more obvious.
      – jpmc26
      Oct 2 at 9:40













    • 1




      (+1) that was quick! I'll wait for more answers before ticking :)
      – TheSimpliFire
      Sep 30 at 18:54











    • The first one evaluates to 30, not 20.
      – Wais Kamal
      Sep 30 at 19:08






    • 2




      @WaisKamal I think it is still 20. You may want to check it again.
      – Oray
      Sep 30 at 19:10










    • Oh yeah, sorry for that :)
      – Wais Kamal
      Sep 30 at 19:11






    • 1




      This is one of the few types of problems where $div$ actually looks better than the fraction; it makes the sequence of inputs more obvious.
      – jpmc26
      Oct 2 at 9:40








    1




    1




    (+1) that was quick! I'll wait for more answers before ticking :)
    – TheSimpliFire
    Sep 30 at 18:54





    (+1) that was quick! I'll wait for more answers before ticking :)
    – TheSimpliFire
    Sep 30 at 18:54













    The first one evaluates to 30, not 20.
    – Wais Kamal
    Sep 30 at 19:08




    The first one evaluates to 30, not 20.
    – Wais Kamal
    Sep 30 at 19:08




    2




    2




    @WaisKamal I think it is still 20. You may want to check it again.
    – Oray
    Sep 30 at 19:10




    @WaisKamal I think it is still 20. You may want to check it again.
    – Oray
    Sep 30 at 19:10












    Oh yeah, sorry for that :)
    – Wais Kamal
    Sep 30 at 19:11




    Oh yeah, sorry for that :)
    – Wais Kamal
    Sep 30 at 19:11




    1




    1




    This is one of the few types of problems where $div$ actually looks better than the fraction; it makes the sequence of inputs more obvious.
    – jpmc26
    Oct 2 at 9:40





    This is one of the few types of problems where $div$ actually looks better than the fraction; it makes the sequence of inputs more obvious.
    – jpmc26
    Oct 2 at 9:40











    up vote
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    Here is a solution:




    $frac60 + (0 × 6 × 1)3 = 20$







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      up vote
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      Here is a solution:




      $frac60 + (0 × 6 × 1)3 = 20$







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        up vote
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        up vote
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        Here is a solution:




        $frac60 + (0 × 6 × 1)3 = 20$







        share|improve this answer














        Here is a solution:




        $frac60 + (0 × 6 × 1)3 = 20$








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        answered Sep 30 at 18:52









        xhienne

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            How about:




            -(60-0)/6*(1-3)




            I rolled back the MathJax edit as, although it looks prettier, I feel that the in-line solution is required to precisely meet the "in that exact order." requirement.






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              which was only 25 characters long so I had to add this??? What is the meaning of this part?
              – I am the Most Stupid Person
              Oct 1 at 6:32






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              answers need to be of a certain length to be posted
              – casualcoder
              Oct 1 at 7:34






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              This is basically the same as JonMark Perry's (second) solution.
              – Jaap Scherphuis
              Oct 1 at 12:02














            up vote
            8
            down vote













            How about:




            -(60-0)/6*(1-3)




            I rolled back the MathJax edit as, although it looks prettier, I feel that the in-line solution is required to precisely meet the "in that exact order." requirement.






            share|improve this answer


















            • 1




              which was only 25 characters long so I had to add this??? What is the meaning of this part?
              – I am the Most Stupid Person
              Oct 1 at 6:32






            • 8




              answers need to be of a certain length to be posted
              – casualcoder
              Oct 1 at 7:34






            • 1




              This is basically the same as JonMark Perry's (second) solution.
              – Jaap Scherphuis
              Oct 1 at 12:02












            up vote
            8
            down vote










            up vote
            8
            down vote









            How about:




            -(60-0)/6*(1-3)




            I rolled back the MathJax edit as, although it looks prettier, I feel that the in-line solution is required to precisely meet the "in that exact order." requirement.






            share|improve this answer














            How about:




            -(60-0)/6*(1-3)




            I rolled back the MathJax edit as, although it looks prettier, I feel that the in-line solution is required to precisely meet the "in that exact order." requirement.







            share|improve this answer














            share|improve this answer



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            answered Oct 1 at 3:05









            Penguino

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              which was only 25 characters long so I had to add this??? What is the meaning of this part?
              – I am the Most Stupid Person
              Oct 1 at 6:32






            • 8




              answers need to be of a certain length to be posted
              – casualcoder
              Oct 1 at 7:34






            • 1




              This is basically the same as JonMark Perry's (second) solution.
              – Jaap Scherphuis
              Oct 1 at 12:02












            • 1




              which was only 25 characters long so I had to add this??? What is the meaning of this part?
              – I am the Most Stupid Person
              Oct 1 at 6:32






            • 8




              answers need to be of a certain length to be posted
              – casualcoder
              Oct 1 at 7:34






            • 1




              This is basically the same as JonMark Perry's (second) solution.
              – Jaap Scherphuis
              Oct 1 at 12:02







            1




            1




            which was only 25 characters long so I had to add this??? What is the meaning of this part?
            – I am the Most Stupid Person
            Oct 1 at 6:32




            which was only 25 characters long so I had to add this??? What is the meaning of this part?
            – I am the Most Stupid Person
            Oct 1 at 6:32




            8




            8




            answers need to be of a certain length to be posted
            – casualcoder
            Oct 1 at 7:34




            answers need to be of a certain length to be posted
            – casualcoder
            Oct 1 at 7:34




            1




            1




            This is basically the same as JonMark Perry's (second) solution.
            – Jaap Scherphuis
            Oct 1 at 12:02




            This is basically the same as JonMark Perry's (second) solution.
            – Jaap Scherphuis
            Oct 1 at 12:02










            up vote
            6
            down vote













            Not quite an answer, but a kind of lateral (or literal) thinking one




            $6times0+fracxx+0+6+13$ (assuming $x$ non-zero)




            It's because




            Allowed operations: +, -, x, /, sqrt, (); so, x is allowed (despite it's used as a variable, not operation; there is definitely a lowercase x, not a multiplication sign in the question text)







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            • Nice thinking, but you use both x and ✕.
              – Ken Y-N
              Oct 2 at 4:20















            up vote
            6
            down vote













            Not quite an answer, but a kind of lateral (or literal) thinking one




            $6times0+fracxx+0+6+13$ (assuming $x$ non-zero)




            It's because




            Allowed operations: +, -, x, /, sqrt, (); so, x is allowed (despite it's used as a variable, not operation; there is definitely a lowercase x, not a multiplication sign in the question text)







            share|improve this answer




















            • Nice thinking, but you use both x and ✕.
              – Ken Y-N
              Oct 2 at 4:20













            up vote
            6
            down vote










            up vote
            6
            down vote









            Not quite an answer, but a kind of lateral (or literal) thinking one




            $6times0+fracxx+0+6+13$ (assuming $x$ non-zero)




            It's because




            Allowed operations: +, -, x, /, sqrt, (); so, x is allowed (despite it's used as a variable, not operation; there is definitely a lowercase x, not a multiplication sign in the question text)







            share|improve this answer












            Not quite an answer, but a kind of lateral (or literal) thinking one




            $6times0+fracxx+0+6+13$ (assuming $x$ non-zero)




            It's because




            Allowed operations: +, -, x, /, sqrt, (); so, x is allowed (despite it's used as a variable, not operation; there is definitely a lowercase x, not a multiplication sign in the question text)








            share|improve this answer












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            trolley813

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            • Nice thinking, but you use both x and ✕.
              – Ken Y-N
              Oct 2 at 4:20

















            • Nice thinking, but you use both x and ✕.
              – Ken Y-N
              Oct 2 at 4:20
















            Nice thinking, but you use both x and ✕.
            – Ken Y-N
            Oct 2 at 4:20





            Nice thinking, but you use both x and ✕.
            – Ken Y-N
            Oct 2 at 4:20











            up vote
            5
            down vote













            How about:




            $6-0^0+(6-1)times3$.




            Without a power:




            $frac60+06times(-1+3)$







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              "no factorial" it seems.
              – Oray
              Sep 30 at 19:03










            • @oray; thx, I'll go with 0*0 (I assume this is power?)
              – JonMark Perry
              Sep 30 at 19:04






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              I have no idea what * is :)
              – Oray
              Sep 30 at 19:05






            • 1




              Sorry, no powers!
              – TheSimpliFire
              Sep 30 at 19:06






            • 3




              Isn't $0^0$ not really well-defined?
              – LegionMammal978
              Sep 30 at 19:21














            up vote
            5
            down vote













            How about:




            $6-0^0+(6-1)times3$.




            Without a power:




            $frac60+06times(-1+3)$







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              "no factorial" it seems.
              – Oray
              Sep 30 at 19:03










            • @oray; thx, I'll go with 0*0 (I assume this is power?)
              – JonMark Perry
              Sep 30 at 19:04






            • 1




              I have no idea what * is :)
              – Oray
              Sep 30 at 19:05






            • 1




              Sorry, no powers!
              – TheSimpliFire
              Sep 30 at 19:06






            • 3




              Isn't $0^0$ not really well-defined?
              – LegionMammal978
              Sep 30 at 19:21












            up vote
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            up vote
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            How about:




            $6-0^0+(6-1)times3$.




            Without a power:




            $frac60+06times(-1+3)$







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            How about:




            $6-0^0+(6-1)times3$.




            Without a power:




            $frac60+06times(-1+3)$








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            answered Sep 30 at 19:03









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              "no factorial" it seems.
              – Oray
              Sep 30 at 19:03










            • @oray; thx, I'll go with 0*0 (I assume this is power?)
              – JonMark Perry
              Sep 30 at 19:04






            • 1




              I have no idea what * is :)
              – Oray
              Sep 30 at 19:05






            • 1




              Sorry, no powers!
              – TheSimpliFire
              Sep 30 at 19:06






            • 3




              Isn't $0^0$ not really well-defined?
              – LegionMammal978
              Sep 30 at 19:21












            • 2




              "no factorial" it seems.
              – Oray
              Sep 30 at 19:03










            • @oray; thx, I'll go with 0*0 (I assume this is power?)
              – JonMark Perry
              Sep 30 at 19:04






            • 1




              I have no idea what * is :)
              – Oray
              Sep 30 at 19:05






            • 1




              Sorry, no powers!
              – TheSimpliFire
              Sep 30 at 19:06






            • 3




              Isn't $0^0$ not really well-defined?
              – LegionMammal978
              Sep 30 at 19:21







            2




            2




            "no factorial" it seems.
            – Oray
            Sep 30 at 19:03




            "no factorial" it seems.
            – Oray
            Sep 30 at 19:03












            @oray; thx, I'll go with 0*0 (I assume this is power?)
            – JonMark Perry
            Sep 30 at 19:04




            @oray; thx, I'll go with 0*0 (I assume this is power?)
            – JonMark Perry
            Sep 30 at 19:04




            1




            1




            I have no idea what * is :)
            – Oray
            Sep 30 at 19:05




            I have no idea what * is :)
            – Oray
            Sep 30 at 19:05




            1




            1




            Sorry, no powers!
            – TheSimpliFire
            Sep 30 at 19:06




            Sorry, no powers!
            – TheSimpliFire
            Sep 30 at 19:06




            3




            3




            Isn't $0^0$ not really well-defined?
            – LegionMammal978
            Sep 30 at 19:21




            Isn't $0^0$ not really well-defined?
            – LegionMammal978
            Sep 30 at 19:21










            up vote
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            I wonder why this very obvious solution has not yet been mentioned:




            (60+0×61)/3




            It's only 11 characters long. I doubt you can make it any shorter.






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            • Even though this exact solution hasn't been mentioned, it is almost the same as xhienne's.
              – Jaap Scherphuis
              Oct 1 at 11:00














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            I wonder why this very obvious solution has not yet been mentioned:




            (60+0×61)/3




            It's only 11 characters long. I doubt you can make it any shorter.






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            • Even though this exact solution hasn't been mentioned, it is almost the same as xhienne's.
              – Jaap Scherphuis
              Oct 1 at 11:00












            up vote
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            up vote
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            I wonder why this very obvious solution has not yet been mentioned:




            (60+0×61)/3




            It's only 11 characters long. I doubt you can make it any shorter.






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            I wonder why this very obvious solution has not yet been mentioned:




            (60+0×61)/3




            It's only 11 characters long. I doubt you can make it any shorter.







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            answered Oct 1 at 10:14









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            • Even though this exact solution hasn't been mentioned, it is almost the same as xhienne's.
              – Jaap Scherphuis
              Oct 1 at 11:00
















            • Even though this exact solution hasn't been mentioned, it is almost the same as xhienne's.
              – Jaap Scherphuis
              Oct 1 at 11:00















            Even though this exact solution hasn't been mentioned, it is almost the same as xhienne's.
            – Jaap Scherphuis
            Oct 1 at 11:00




            Even though this exact solution hasn't been mentioned, it is almost the same as xhienne's.
            – Jaap Scherphuis
            Oct 1 at 11:00










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            How about $sqrt600/6timessqrt1+3$?







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            • 2




              Nice. Note that @Oray has already got that one :P
              – TheSimpliFire
              Oct 1 at 6:21










            • Heh. I thought I checked them all before posting. Hmmm... wait, that's a subtly different solution (assuming we're looking at the same). He's taking the square root of 400, I am multiplying 10 and 2.
              – Viktor Toth
              Oct 1 at 12:15














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            How about $sqrt600/6timessqrt1+3$?







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              Nice. Note that @Oray has already got that one :P
              – TheSimpliFire
              Oct 1 at 6:21










            • Heh. I thought I checked them all before posting. Hmmm... wait, that's a subtly different solution (assuming we're looking at the same). He's taking the square root of 400, I am multiplying 10 and 2.
              – Viktor Toth
              Oct 1 at 12:15












            up vote
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            up vote
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            down vote










            How about $sqrt600/6timessqrt1+3$?







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            How about $sqrt600/6timessqrt1+3$?








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            answered Oct 1 at 4:47









            Viktor Toth

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            • 2




              Nice. Note that @Oray has already got that one :P
              – TheSimpliFire
              Oct 1 at 6:21










            • Heh. I thought I checked them all before posting. Hmmm... wait, that's a subtly different solution (assuming we're looking at the same). He's taking the square root of 400, I am multiplying 10 and 2.
              – Viktor Toth
              Oct 1 at 12:15












            • 2




              Nice. Note that @Oray has already got that one :P
              – TheSimpliFire
              Oct 1 at 6:21










            • Heh. I thought I checked them all before posting. Hmmm... wait, that's a subtly different solution (assuming we're looking at the same). He's taking the square root of 400, I am multiplying 10 and 2.
              – Viktor Toth
              Oct 1 at 12:15







            2




            2




            Nice. Note that @Oray has already got that one :P
            – TheSimpliFire
            Oct 1 at 6:21




            Nice. Note that @Oray has already got that one :P
            – TheSimpliFire
            Oct 1 at 6:21












            Heh. I thought I checked them all before posting. Hmmm... wait, that's a subtly different solution (assuming we're looking at the same). He's taking the square root of 400, I am multiplying 10 and 2.
            – Viktor Toth
            Oct 1 at 12:15




            Heh. I thought I checked them all before posting. Hmmm... wait, that's a subtly different solution (assuming we're looking at the same). He's taking the square root of 400, I am multiplying 10 and 2.
            – Viktor Toth
            Oct 1 at 12:15










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            How about this:




            $-(6^0+0-6)(1+3)$




            edit new one without power:




            $fracsqrt600times6(1times 3)$







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              Great answer, but sorry, no powers! :)
              – TheSimpliFire
              Oct 1 at 6:21










            • ah I thought it meant you can't square the number as in you can't add another number. new one should do the job
              – Naia Suzuki
              Oct 1 at 8:12














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            How about this:




            $-(6^0+0-6)(1+3)$




            edit new one without power:




            $fracsqrt600times6(1times 3)$







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              Great answer, but sorry, no powers! :)
              – TheSimpliFire
              Oct 1 at 6:21










            • ah I thought it meant you can't square the number as in you can't add another number. new one should do the job
              – Naia Suzuki
              Oct 1 at 8:12












            up vote
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            down vote










            up vote
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            How about this:




            $-(6^0+0-6)(1+3)$




            edit new one without power:




            $fracsqrt600times6(1times 3)$







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            How about this:




            $-(6^0+0-6)(1+3)$




            edit new one without power:




            $fracsqrt600times6(1times 3)$








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            edited Oct 1 at 8:11





















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            answered Oct 1 at 2:06









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            • 1




              Great answer, but sorry, no powers! :)
              – TheSimpliFire
              Oct 1 at 6:21










            • ah I thought it meant you can't square the number as in you can't add another number. new one should do the job
              – Naia Suzuki
              Oct 1 at 8:12












            • 1




              Great answer, but sorry, no powers! :)
              – TheSimpliFire
              Oct 1 at 6:21










            • ah I thought it meant you can't square the number as in you can't add another number. new one should do the job
              – Naia Suzuki
              Oct 1 at 8:12







            1




            1




            Great answer, but sorry, no powers! :)
            – TheSimpliFire
            Oct 1 at 6:21




            Great answer, but sorry, no powers! :)
            – TheSimpliFire
            Oct 1 at 6:21












            ah I thought it meant you can't square the number as in you can't add another number. new one should do the job
            – Naia Suzuki
            Oct 1 at 8:12




            ah I thought it meant you can't square the number as in you can't add another number. new one should do the job
            – Naia Suzuki
            Oct 1 at 8:12










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            a very simple way to go would be-




            $6+0!+0+6+1+3!=20$







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            • 2




              No factorials :P
              – TheSimpliFire
              Oct 1 at 6:47










            • oh, missed that, sorry.
              – Shahriar Mahmud Sajid
              Oct 1 at 6:48














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            a very simple way to go would be-




            $6+0!+0+6+1+3!=20$







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            • 2




              No factorials :P
              – TheSimpliFire
              Oct 1 at 6:47










            • oh, missed that, sorry.
              – Shahriar Mahmud Sajid
              Oct 1 at 6:48












            up vote
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            up vote
            0
            down vote









            a very simple way to go would be-




            $6+0!+0+6+1+3!=20$







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            a very simple way to go would be-




            $6+0!+0+6+1+3!=20$








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            answered Oct 1 at 6:47









            Shahriar Mahmud Sajid

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            • 2




              No factorials :P
              – TheSimpliFire
              Oct 1 at 6:47










            • oh, missed that, sorry.
              – Shahriar Mahmud Sajid
              Oct 1 at 6:48












            • 2




              No factorials :P
              – TheSimpliFire
              Oct 1 at 6:47










            • oh, missed that, sorry.
              – Shahriar Mahmud Sajid
              Oct 1 at 6:48







            2




            2




            No factorials :P
            – TheSimpliFire
            Oct 1 at 6:47




            No factorials :P
            – TheSimpliFire
            Oct 1 at 6:47












            oh, missed that, sorry.
            – Shahriar Mahmud Sajid
            Oct 1 at 6:48




            oh, missed that, sorry.
            – Shahriar Mahmud Sajid
            Oct 1 at 6:48










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            $6^2+0+0-6-1-3^2 = 36+0+0-6-1-9 = 36-16 = 20$







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              Unfortunately no 2s in the set. Nice try though :)
              – TheSimpliFire
              Oct 1 at 6:20






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              I read it as GZOOGLEZ.
              – Victor Stafusa
              Oct 2 at 13:42














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            $6^2+0+0-6-1-3^2 = 36+0+0-6-1-9 = 36-16 = 20$







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              Unfortunately no 2s in the set. Nice try though :)
              – TheSimpliFire
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            • 1




              I read it as GZOOGLEZ.
              – Victor Stafusa
              Oct 2 at 13:42












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            $6^2+0+0-6-1-3^2 = 36+0+0-6-1-9 = 36-16 = 20$







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            $6^2+0+0-6-1-3^2 = 36+0+0-6-1-9 = 36-16 = 20$








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            edited Oct 1 at 6:02









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            answered Oct 1 at 5:00









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            • 1




              Unfortunately no 2s in the set. Nice try though :)
              – TheSimpliFire
              Oct 1 at 6:20






            • 1




              I read it as GZOOGLEZ.
              – Victor Stafusa
              Oct 2 at 13:42












            • 1




              Unfortunately no 2s in the set. Nice try though :)
              – TheSimpliFire
              Oct 1 at 6:20






            • 1




              I read it as GZOOGLEZ.
              – Victor Stafusa
              Oct 2 at 13:42







            1




            1




            Unfortunately no 2s in the set. Nice try though :)
            – TheSimpliFire
            Oct 1 at 6:20




            Unfortunately no 2s in the set. Nice try though :)
            – TheSimpliFire
            Oct 1 at 6:20




            1




            1




            I read it as GZOOGLEZ.
            – Victor Stafusa
            Oct 2 at 13:42




            I read it as GZOOGLEZ.
            – Victor Stafusa
            Oct 2 at 13:42





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