@waitmaya@Sadecesedd I know you’re looking for 31, but 25 comes from a valid pattern.
1 = first perfect square
3 = one less than 2nd perfect square (4)
7 = two less than 3rd perfect square (9)
15 = one less than 4th perfect square (16)
25 = 5th perfect square
@SLessard you were great in Noblesville last night. Loved the horns trading 8’s in Crush. Dave plays with some of the best musicians. I know the current formula works, but would love to hear more from the other players. More Jeff! More Tim! More Carter! More you!
@MichaelKeith@FixingEducation I teach high school mathematics and am not surprised. Many students taking Pre-Calculus who do not understand what a variable is or represents. Don’t get me started on functions!
@anbayanyay@pickover Also crazy to consider that the circle’s boundary has a width of 0. So there are an uncountably infinite amount of points with radius 0 that make up the circle’s boundary. What is it that even exists?! An abstraction of locations I suppose…
@pickover The growth is frighteningly slow. Weird that the terms converge to 0 but the series diverges. I guess each additional piece is just big enough to keep ticking the decimal values up.
@atrupar And if the price increases by 20%, and then increases again by 30%, that’s a 50% increase.
The new math might not be logical at all but at least calculations with percentages are easier! We’ll likely see increases in student test scores if we accept this new math 🙃
@0riettaRose Smaller class sizes. Reduced pressure to attend college by increasing opportunities to learn trades. More flexibility for students to choose the courses they want to take.
@da_gr8_immanuel@Math_files Writing 4-9/2+9/2 as √(4-9/2)² +9/2 changes the order of operations. The -9/2 gets swallowed before it can combine with its additive inverse.