Math

amaterasu wrote:

Aichu wrote:

amaterasu wrote:

Aichu wrote:*sigh*

if you have 6(5), and you divide the term by five, what are you going to get ama?

ah!

your right, I was malthinking

by bad my bad

Bingo! You win a funky sticker.

I was thinking of substracting



so
ab-3a=5
ab=5+3a
b=5+3a/a
b=5+3
_____
|b=8|

You forgot about the five. It needs to be divided by a.

Aichu wrote:

amaterasu wrote:

Aichu wrote:

amaterasu wrote:

Aichu wrote:*sigh*

if you have 6(5), and you divide the term by five, what are you going to get ama?

ah!

your right, I was malthinking

by bad my bad

Bingo! You win a funky sticker.

I was thinking of substracting



so
ab-3a=5
ab=5+3a
b=5+3a/a
b=5+3
_____
|b=8|

You forgot about the five. It needs to be divided by a.

no, it doesn't


5+3a
......a


the a's will cancel out so the 5 is unaffected

amaterasu wrote:

Aichu wrote:

amaterasu wrote:

Aichu wrote:

amaterasu wrote:

Aichu wrote:*sigh*

if you have 6(5), and you divide the term by five, what are you going to get ama?

ah!

your right, I was malthinking

by bad my bad

Bingo! You win a funky sticker.

I was thinking of substracting



so
ab-3a=5
ab=5+3a
b=5+3a/a
b=5+3
_____
|b=8|

You forgot about the five. It needs to be divided by a.

no, it doesn't


5+3a
......a


the a's will cancel out so the 5 is unaffected

...I'm going to go ask saba!

so here I is

uh, what's the question we're trying to answer? *too lazy to go look for it*

sabaku no ketsueki wrote:so here I is

uh, what's the question we're trying to answer? *too lazy to go look for it*

Right above you *pokes*

5+3a
------
a


the two a's will cancel out

geez, so you don't know it, ama doesn't know it, and you think I can help? *shakes head*

so, what, 5+3a? that's the question?

sabaku no ketsueki wrote:geez, so you don't know it, ama doesn't know it, and you think I can help? *shakes head*

so, what, 5+3a? that's the question?

I know the answer, which is why i put it up twice.

sabaku no ketsueki wrote:geez, so you don't know it, ama doesn't know it, and you think I can help? *shakes head*

so, what, 5+3a? that's the question?

Find b:

ab-3a=5


If you don't know, we could always get Q or someone else to help

Aichu wrote:

sabaku no ketsueki wrote:geez, so you don't know it, ama doesn't know it, and you think I can help? *shakes head*

so, what, 5+3a? that's the question?

Find b:

ab-3a=5


If you don't know, we could always get Q or someone else to help

Quater says he is bad at math


ab=5+3a
a.......a
b=5+3
b=8

ab-3a=5

but wouldn't you divide 5 by 3 to isolate the a?

amaterasu wrote:

Aichu wrote:

sabaku no ketsueki wrote:geez, so you don't know it, ama doesn't know it, and you think I can help? *shakes head*

so, what, 5+3a? that's the question?

Find b:

ab-3a=5


If you don't know, we could always get Q or someone else to help

Quater says he is bad at math


ab=5+3a
a.......a
b=5+3
b=8

You need to devide both terms by a though.

Aichu wrote:

amaterasu wrote:

Aichu wrote:

sabaku no ketsueki wrote:geez, so you don't know it, ama doesn't know it, and you think I can help? *shakes head*

so, what, 5+3a? that's the question?

Find b:

ab-3a=5


If you don't know, we could always get Q or someone else to help

Quater says he is bad at math


ab=5+3a
a.......a
b=5+3
b=8

You need to devide both terms by a though.

it is really hard to explain through a computer

another example


2(9+17)
(------) <- divide line
(2)

okay you have (badly drawn out) 9+17 over 2 times two, would you multiply the 2 to the 9 and 17? no you would not, the two 2's would cancel out

it is the same in this question

5+3a
------
a

the two a will cancel out, because on is dividing the other

amaterasu wrote:

Aichu wrote:

sabaku no ketsueki wrote:geez, so you don't know it, ama doesn't know it, and you think I can help? *shakes head*

so, what, 5+3a? that's the question?

Find b:

ab-3a=5


If you don't know, we could always get Q or someone else to help

Quater says he is bad at math


ab=5+3a
a.......a
b=5+3
b=8

wait, that won't work

a and ab are two different sets of variables

amaterasu wrote:

Aichu wrote:

amaterasu wrote:

Aichu wrote:

sabaku no ketsueki wrote:geez, so you don't know it, ama doesn't know it, and you think I can help? *shakes head*

so, what, 5+3a? that's the question?

Find b:

ab-3a=5


If you don't know, we could always get Q or someone else to help

Quater says he is bad at math


ab=5+3a
a.......a
b=5+3
b=8

You need to devide both terms by a though.

it is really hard to explain through a computer

another example


2(9+17)
(------) <- divide line
(2)

okay you have (badly drawn out) 9+17 over 2 times two, would you multiply the 2 to the 9 and 17? no you would not, the two 2's would cancel out

it is the same in this question

5+3a
------
a

the two a will cancel out, because on is dividing the other

In the first one you have parenthesees, which makes a big difference.

sabaku no ketsueki wrote:

amaterasu wrote:

Aichu wrote:

sabaku no ketsueki wrote:geez, so you don't know it, ama doesn't know it, and you think I can help? *shakes head*

so, what, 5+3a? that's the question?

Find b:

ab-3a=5


If you don't know, we could always get Q or someone else to help

Quater says he is bad at math


ab=5+3a
a.......a
b=5+3
b=8

wait, that won't work

a and ab are two different sets of variables

it will work


ab divided by a equals b


it's like 10 divided by 2 equals 5

amaterasu wrote:

sabaku no ketsueki wrote:

amaterasu wrote:

Aichu wrote:

sabaku no ketsueki wrote:geez, so you don't know it, ama doesn't know it, and you think I can help? *shakes head*

so, what, 5+3a? that's the question?

Find b:

ab-3a=5


If you don't know, we could always get Q or someone else to help

Quater says he is bad at math


ab=5+3a
a.......a
b=5+3
b=8

wait, that won't work

a and ab are two different sets of variables

it will work


ab divided by a equals b


it's like 10 divided by 2 equals 5

hm.......but then you need to divide everything by a

AHA. Told you.

Aichu wrote:

amaterasu wrote:

Aichu wrote:

amaterasu wrote:

Aichu wrote:

sabaku no ketsueki wrote:geez, so you don't know it, ama doesn't know it, and you think I can help? *shakes head*

so, what, 5+3a? that's the question?

Find b:

ab-3a=5


If you don't know, we could always get Q or someone else to help

Quater says he is bad at math


ab=5+3a
a.......a
b=5+3
b=8

You need to devide both terms by a though.

it is really hard to explain through a computer

another example


2(9+17)
(------) <- divide line
(2)

okay you have (badly drawn out) 9+17 over 2 times two, would you multiply the 2 to the 9 and 17? no you would not, the two 2's would cancel out

it is the same in this question

5+3a
------
a

the two a will cancel out, because on is dividing the other

In the first one you have parenthesees, which makes a big difference.

*Entering Mr. Mel mode*

NNNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!


you dirty squid

*exiting Mr.Mel mode*

learn math lady!



because ab=5+3a and you are dividing each side by a
each a variable on either side will cancel out.

sabaku no ketsueki wrote:

amaterasu wrote:

sabaku no ketsueki wrote:

amaterasu wrote:

Aichu wrote:

sabaku no ketsueki wrote:geez, so you don't know it, ama doesn't know it, and you think I can help? *shakes head*

so, what, 5+3a? that's the question?

Find b:

ab-3a=5


If you don't know, we could always get Q or someone else to help

Quater says he is bad at math


ab=5+3a
a.......a
b=5+3
b=8

wait, that won't work

a and ab are two different sets of variables

it will work


ab divided by a equals b


it's like 10 divided by 2 equals 5

hm.......but then you need to divide everything by a

no, you don't

ah, I don't know!
I'll let you math geniuses figure it out.

okay, think fractions ama. If you have 2/3=2+x, you will end up with 2=6+3x, right?

Guys, guys, guys, it was just a Algebra problem for crying out loud. 2 Pages!

I know! We're just trying to figure out how to do it properly ^^

Find b:

ab-3a=5
ab+3a=5+3a
ab=5+3a
-----------
3a 3a
b=5+a