document.write( "Question 1032521: Explain why the equations tan x = 1/3
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document.write( "OK. Let the John's family has two children, and Collins' family has two children.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now an inspector comes and ask \"Why John's family has two children and Collins' family has two children?\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Does it make sense? Does this question makes sense? Does this \"why\" makes sense?\r\n" );
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document.write( "Same is with the question to this problem.\r\n" );
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