Stamets@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 months agoFucking math...lemmy.dbzer0.comimagemessage-square59linkfedilinkarrow-up1162
arrow-up1162imageFucking math...lemmy.dbzer0.comStamets@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square59linkfedilink
minus-squarepotoooooooo ✅️@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 months 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-up5·2 months 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.