From 4a51997167da3b369c454c6c0823c0948431b5a4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Renat Nurgaliyev Date: Fri, 22 May 2026 17:42:32 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Add explanations for N* questions Automatically generated using Codex and GPT 5.5 in high reasoning mode and Claude Code with Opus 4.7 in high reasoning mode, models cross checking each other --- explanations.json | 1170 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 1170 insertions(+) diff --git a/explanations.json b/explanations.json index 11321ba..fdde375 100644 --- a/explanations.json +++ b/explanations.json @@ -1031,6 +1031,1176 @@ "source": "https://www.bundesnetzagentur.de/SharedDocs/Downloads/DE/Sachgebiete/Telekommunikation/Unternehmen_Institutionen/Frequenzen/Amateurfunk/Fragenkatalog/BetriebVorschriftFragKlAuEId7830pdf.pdf?__blob=publicationFile", "confidence": 8 }, + "NA101": { + "revision": 2, + "explanation": "Cutting at $2/3$ of 20 m gives a $13.33$ m piece; the remaining $1/3$ is $6.67$ m.", + "source": 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