Stamets@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 4 days agoFucking math...lemmy.dbzer0.comimagemessage-square75fedilinkarrow-up1792arrow-down116
arrow-up1776arrow-down1imageFucking math...lemmy.dbzer0.comStamets@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square75fedilink
minus-squarepotoooooooo ☑️@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·edit-22 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-up5·edit-22 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.