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Published 09:24 IST, December 24th 2018

People are delighted at Kiran Mazumdar Shaw's Mathematical Christmas wish! Can you figure it out?

Biocon Chairperson Kiran Mazumdar Shaw has correctly noticed that it is Christmas on Tuesday, and has duly looked forward to the occasion in the most festive of ways -- with a mathematical fabrication that is nonetheless quite interesting

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Biocon Chairperson Kiran Mazumdar Shaw has correctly noticed that it is Christmas on Tuesday, and has duly looked forward to the occasion in the most festive of ways -- with a mathematical fabrication that is nonetheless quite interesting.

Taking to Twitter, Shaw, who also serves as the chairperson of the prestigious Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIM-B) has posted a log equation that with a little manipulation spells out a Christmas wish.

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Here's the starting equation:

So move r^2 to the LHS (Left-hand side):

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Rewrite the logarithm function as a power of e:

Move m to the LHS:

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 Rearrange:

 Here's her wish:

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And here is an account of what people have said:

One person is even more amazed at Shaw's mathematical proficiency (Note - there's nothing real about the equation!)

Here's another: 

Another is remembering her PUC (Pre-University College/11th-12th days)

Another has an alternate solution:

Here's one hailing the novel wish:

And finally, here's one that has vouched for the mathematics involved:

 

08:59 IST, December 24th 2018