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re: This math problem is clearly only for geniuses...

Posted on 2/24/16 at 10:14 am to
Posted by StrongBackWeakMind
Member since May 2014
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Posted on 2/24/16 at 10:14 am to
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Carry on.
I'll try. I'm still coming to terms with the fact that I'm an idiot because I forgot something from grade school. It might take a minute.
Posted by KG6
Member since Aug 2009
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Posted on 2/24/16 at 10:17 am to
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still coming to terms with the fact that I'm an idiot because I forgot something from grade school


I mean, this could, or could not be a big deal. Like if you forgot how to read.....then you may be an idiot. If you forgot how to make a turkey out of tracing your hand.....well still think your an idiot since it's not that hard to figure out, but I'm probably not going to call you out on it.
Posted by LNCHBOX
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Posted on 2/24/16 at 10:18 am to
I think he thinks he's being funny.
Posted by StrongBackWeakMind
Member since May 2014
22650 posts
Posted on 2/24/16 at 10:19 am to
Did you not mean those harsh words that you said?
Posted by 50_Tiger
Arlington TX
Member since Jan 2016
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Posted on 2/24/16 at 10:20 am to
Lmao that guy sticking with 3 is a total tard. How can you have a negative zero hmm? Go visit wolframalpha.com and tell me what they get. I'll be waiting.

Crap I'm thinking back to my abstract algebra class and I can't even remember a time where there was a discussion over negative zero. Maybe dividing by zero drove interesting debates but damn man.
Posted by StrongBackWeakMind
Member since May 2014
22650 posts
Posted on 2/24/16 at 10:21 am to
Forgot the turkey out of tracing a hand. Had to google that one.
Posted by foshizzle
Washington DC metro
Member since Mar 2008
40599 posts
Posted on 2/24/16 at 10:24 am to
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Maybe if the problem wasn't horribly written in an intentionally ambiguous way, then there wouldn't be any confusion.


This.

FWIW my dear aunt Sally sez the answer is 9.
Posted by AUbagman
LA
Member since Jun 2014
11037 posts
Posted on 2/24/16 at 10:25 am to
The - sign does not carry over to the other 3. It's 3+3+3. Think 3+3-(CosX)3+3. Making 3 - would alter the equation/function. So for this example, just imagine it's 3+3-(cos90)3+3.
This post was edited on 2/24/16 at 10:35 am
Posted by LNCHBOX
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Posted on 2/24/16 at 10:25 am to
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This.


Explain what is ambiguous about this problem.
Posted by ApexTiger
cary nc
Member since Oct 2003
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Posted on 2/24/16 at 10:26 am to
6 -0 + 3 = 9
Posted by KG6
Member since Aug 2009
10920 posts
Posted on 2/24/16 at 10:30 am to
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Forgot the turkey out of tracing a hand. Had to google that one.


You're not setting up a good track record here
Posted by Ole War Skule
North Shore
Member since Sep 2003
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Posted on 2/24/16 at 10:32 am to
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My calculator says the answer is 3. Everyone saying 9 is a moran



26 down votes don't quite get it
Posted by AUbagman
LA
Member since Jun 2014
11037 posts
Posted on 2/24/16 at 10:33 am to
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My calculator says the answer is 3. Everyone saying 9 is a moran



Moran? I love it when people do shite like this.
Posted by StrongBackWeakMind
Member since May 2014
22650 posts
Posted on 2/24/16 at 10:34 am to
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You're not setting up a good track record here



Not too worried about it. Forgot PEMDAS and how to make turkeys by tracing my hand. Luckily, neither of those things are important in my current profession.

Only math I do now is restricted to dart math.
This post was edited on 2/24/16 at 10:38 am
Posted by AjaxFury
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Posted on 2/24/16 at 10:34 am to
It's 9

Mult first
Posted by skeeter531
Member since Jun 2014
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Posted on 2/24/16 at 10:35 am to
Yup 9.
This post was edited on 4/28/16 at 8:58 pm
Posted by Hog on the Hill
AR
Member since Jun 2009
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Posted on 2/24/16 at 10:38 am to
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Not too worried about it. Forgot PEMDAS and how to make turkeys by tracing my hand. Luckily, neither of those things are important in my current profession.
Janitor?
Posted by Ole War Skule
North Shore
Member since Sep 2003
3409 posts
Posted on 2/24/16 at 10:38 am to
quote:

quote:
My calculator says the answer is 3. Everyone saying 9 is a moran


Moran? I love it when people do shite like this.


I'm pretty sure (hope anyway) he was being funny...see, he gave the wrong answer and called people 'morans' if they couldn't see it, so he's really making a joke about the 'morons' who said 3...see, it'a a joke (I hope)
Posted by Placebeaux
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Member since Jun 2008
51852 posts
Posted on 2/24/16 at 10:39 am to
No brah I solved it but once you get to upper level math no one uses a multiplication sign
Posted by Displaced
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Posted on 2/24/16 at 10:41 am to


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