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Jos Boersema (josX): Wow, Spaceman is right! -4 * -4 = -16 (14-Sep-2002) |
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agentspaceman@aol.combination (Spaceman) wrote: >>From: joshb@mraha.kitenet.net (josX) > >>James, why (in the hell) do you think -4 * -4 = -16 ! > >Because -x is merely a direction, >and directions do not reverse "with simple multiplication" > >If you can not get the same answer by using q >instead of the -x than the math is not completely correct. q * 4 = 4q -x * 4 = -4x south = + north = - south-4 * south-4 = south-16 north-4 * north-4 = .....-4 I think you have a point!!! :-) This is really funny! >>Not that i can prove it should be otherwise, but do you have a positive >>reason or are you just teasing the SRians?! > >They really do need to fix it. >If you take a left and multiply that left. >you best go further left. >or the math is real broken. >:) > >the - sign is merely a direction on a line. >If they have no reals. >(such as an actual negative direction change" >you must use "all positives" > >so simply >q can equal -x >and prove them wrong with a simple sub of variable. >and yet. >my way, (even with the variable swap) keeps the same answer. I never thought you would have a point with his :). But you did. Cool... -4 * -4 = -16 +4 * +4 = +16 For +/- are directions. Hmm. -- jos |
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