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>> The issue stems from the incorrect (but often subconscious) belief that there exists a Bible of Mathematics somewhere Well, yes, I thought so. Most mathemat
by d0m 14y ago
>> The issue stems from the incorrect (but often subconscious) belief that there exists a Bible of Mathematics somewhere
Well, yes, I thought so. Most mathematical expressions are pretty standard and I'm surprising that there is no a definitive answer to this question.
The way I see it is:
6/2(1+2)
6/2(3)
6/2*3
3*3
9
If I wanted to apply 23 first, I'd write: 6/(23). Maybe I thought like that because that's how all calculators I've used work.
- baddox 14y agoI am very surprised that people would evaluate the multiplication via juxtaposition after the division symbol. According to that method, 6 ÷ 2x would be evaluated as 3x, which I find extremely unlikely to be the intention of that expression.
- d0m 14y agoWell, 6 ÷ 2x is similar to: 6 __ 2x You've explicitly put spaces around it. However, if you look at it like: 6/2*x Does 3x seems that unlikely?
- baddox 14y agoAgain, my point is that my interpretation depends on whether it's multiplication via the multiplication symbol, like 6/2*x, or multiplication via juxtaposition, like 6/2x.
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