• SereneSadie@quokk.au
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    19 days ago

    Gonna keep shouting until it sticks;

    Put a goddamn function sign for the parenthesis. Don’t assume everyone just knows what to do with the parenthesis alone. Fml it bugs me every time this meme gets posted.

    • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      19 days ago

      What? A number next to parenthesis always means multiplication. Are people really not taught this anymore?

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        19 days ago

        I live in Australia and don’t recall my school at all teaching me this in maths class

        They taught us stuff like radius and area of a circle but not this

        Edit:

        Also counterpoint, people exist that live in other countries and every countries education system is different

        • I live in Australia and don’t recall my school at all teaching me this in maths class

          I’m in Australia, and I remember being taught it, and I teach it.

          people exist that live in other countries and every countries education system is different

          The rules are the same everywhere, only the notation varies (in Germany they use . for multiply and : for divide, and say “dot before slash”, slash being - and +).

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          18 days ago

          I thought math was relatively universal. The US education system may be different, but I’m certain we’re not the only place that does it that way.

          • I thought math was relatively universal

            It is

            The US education system may be different

            They have the same rules, but they don’t require Maths teachers to have a Maths qualification (in Australia you have to have a Masters), and they have been sliding in world rankings for more than a decade.

    • Dekkia@this.doesnotcut.it
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      19 days ago

      Counterpoint:

      If kids where taught how to solve them properly we wouldn’t need to dumb down equasions.

    • kameecoding@lemmy.world
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      19 days ago

      Google implied multiplication.

      Do you write 2x or do you write 2 • x?

      That’s implied multiplication, if x= (a+b) then 2x becomes 2(a+b). Implied multiplication

      • Google implied multiplication

        There’s no such thing. It’s a Term/Product. Google is a prime source of Maths disinformation (yes, they have been told it’s wrong, repeatedly, so it’s disinformation).

        Do you write 2x or do you write 2 • x?

        2a=(2xa) by definition, and 5(8-5)=(5x8-5x5).

        That’s implied multiplication

        No, that’s a Term/Product.

        Implied multiplication

        Terms/Products

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      19 days ago

      Why should anyone do that, an implied multiplication is the normal thing you learn in (I think?) somewhere between 5th to 7th grade. You only add an operator if it’s something else. It’s as basic as PEMDAS.

      • an implied multiplication

        There’s no such thing. It’s a Term/Product.

        is the normal thing you learn in (I think?) somewhere between 5th to 7th grade

        Yes, you learn that it’s a Term/Product in Year 7

        You only add an operator if it’s something else

        You never add an operator, or you end up with wrong answers.

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          2 days ago

          Aaah, got it. So if I see something like “5-(2+4)” I will just remove the subtraction operator and call it a day. Smartman on the internet said so. 🥴

          Also casual reminder not everyone on the internet is a native english speaker. Everyone but you knew what was meant.

          • So if I see something like “5-(2+4)” I will just remove the subtraction operator and call it a day

            Nope. Never said anything of the sort.

            Smartman on the internet said so

            No I didn’t, but nice try at a strawman 😂

            not everyone on the internet is a native english speaker. Everyone but you knew what was meant.

            There is no such thing as “implied multiplication” in any language. They are called Terms/Products in whatever language that book is using.