Stamets@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 days agoFucking math...lemmy.dbzer0.comimagemessage-square58linkfedilinkarrow-up1161
arrow-up1161imageFucking math...lemmy.dbzer0.comStamets@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square58linkfedilink
minus-squarepotoooooooo ☑️@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 day agoI only learned this a few months ago here on Lemmy and still don’t believe it. It’s magic. You think you’re going to “get it” (trick it) this time, but nope! Still works somehow!
minus-squarejumjummy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·14 hours agoWhat’s funny is that if someone said (a * b) * c is the same as (c * b) * a, you’d probably say “of course it is”. Same trick here if you show it as (4* 1/100) * 75 rewritten as (75 * 1/100) * 4.
I only learned this a few months ago here on Lemmy and still don’t believe it. It’s magic. You think you’re going to “get it” (trick it) this time, but nope! Still works somehow!
What’s funny is that if someone said (a * b) * c is the same as (c * b) * a, you’d probably say “of course it is”.
Same trick here if you show it as (4* 1/100) * 75 rewritten as (75 * 1/100) * 4.