Stamets@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 25 days agoFucking math...lemmy.dbzer0.comimagemessage-square78fedilinkarrow-up1799
arrow-up1799imageFucking math...lemmy.dbzer0.comStamets@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 25 days agomessage-square78fedilink
minus-squarepotoooooooo ☑️@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·edit-224 days 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-up6·edit-223 days 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.