Ambiguously Gendered Revenge of "What is the Hivemind?"

[Kemrain]

If you don't do anything about it, you're just as guilty.

I try to take responsability for my actions. Try. I'm not perfect.

- Kemrain the Imperfected.

 

[Rystil Arden]

You mean like 1/infinity?

No. You need to have defined the limit already before you can even try to use that, so its merely tautological.

 

[Kemrain]

Bad math teacher. I am the bane of bad math teachers.

Pity you weren't around when I was (debatedly) being taught by Mrs. Hung.

- Kemrain the Bad Math Taught.

 

[Jdvn1]

Nt exactly, Torm. I understand how algebra can be useful, and I understand what its tryng to accomplish. What I don't understand is whings like, Why can you subtract a number from both sides of the equation? That just makes no sense. It isn't intuitive at all.

- Kemrain the Confused.

Because it's exactly the same. Think of it this way:

<stuff> = <other stuff>

Most people see the stuff and think, "Ah!" The important part is the equal sign. It's actually(for example):

4 = 4

Why can you subract a number from both sides? Because

4-1 = 4-1

is still equal to each other. Everything stays balanced.

 

[Jdvn1]

That's how it was for me. I didn't have enough fo a foundation for Algebra 1, and it showed.

- Kemrain the Dismathed.

Bad math teacher!

 

[Rystil Arden]

Kemrain, the reason why you can subtract a number from both sides of the equation is like this:

Let's say you have a $20 bill on one side of the table, and I have a check for $20 on the other side.

So I say to you, "Kemrain, these two are equal, right?"

And you say, "Yes, they are"

So then I scratch away the $20 and write $10 on my check, subtracting 10. Now to make your side equal, you should subtract 10 also and give me a $10 bill instead of a $20 bill.

 

[Jdvn1]

I try to take responsability for my actions. Try. I'm not perfect.

- Kemrain the Imperfected.

What about your unactions?

 

[Jdvn1]

No. You need to have defined the limit already before you can even try to use that, so its merely tautological.

... Why do you have to define a limit to use 1/infinity?

 

[Jdvn1]

Pity you weren't around when I was (debatedly) being taught by Mrs. Hung.

- Kemrain the Bad Math Taught.

I just wasn't around there.

 

[Kemrain]

But.. How do you have the power to screw with the equation? It just doesn't make sense to me.

- Kemrain the Embarrased.