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[–] SmartmanApps@programming.dev -1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

“a X b is written ab and means a times b.”

Notice that it doesn't say equals, speaking of Illiterate fraud, as per your other comment 🙄

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

They're more than equal - ab means a*b. It's an identity, which you'd understand, if you weren't lying about being a teacher.

[–] SmartmanApps@programming.dev 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

They’re more than equal

They're not equal at all 🙄

If a=2, b=3...

1/ab=1/(2x3)=1/6

1/axb=1/2x3=3/2=1.5

It’s an identity, which you’d understand

Nope! axb==ab is an identity, which is NOT how it's written, "illiterate fraud" as per your other comment

if you weren’t lying about being a teacher

says person who is lying about what the textbook says 🙄

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Convention saying 1/a(b+c)^2^ is 1/(a(b+c)^2^) instead of (1/a)(b+c)^2^ doesn't change how only (b+c) is squared.

[–] SmartmanApps@programming.dev 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Convention saying 1/a(b+c)2 is 1/(a(b+c)2)

There's no such convention, given it would violate The Distributive Law 🙄

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You can't keep your own horseshit straight.

[–] SmartmanApps@programming.dev 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You can’t keep your own horseshit straight

No idea what you're talking about, again, I've been saying the same thing the whole time

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You sneered about 1/ab five minutes ago.

Troll.

[–] SmartmanApps@programming.dev 0 points 2 months ago

You sneered about 1/ab five minutes ago

Yet again, I have no idea what you're talking about

Troll

says person who can't back up anything they say about Terms with textbook references 🙄