Better idea:
Open Excel, press ctrl + left, then ctrl + down. Put a dot in that cell, press ctrl + a to select all cells and change the shading color to black. This way you can print 34 million black pages and get fired.
Squared and cubed are just ways of saying the same number multiplied by itself twice(squared) and thrice(cubed).
The reasons why they are called that is a reference to the most common use of that math, a square has 2 equal dimensions, and a cube has 3. So when someone asks what is the area of a square with side lengths of 5, it would be 5 x 5, or the volume of a cube with the same side length would be 5 x 5 x 5.
So taking this shorthand 2^3, and converting it into the full “simple math” equation it represents would be: 2 x 2 x 2.
The other main thing about complicated math is that there is an agreed-upon order in which we write math.
If you haven’t gotten that far in math class, don’t worry about it yet. The whole point of learning math is that it is best to learn it in the correct order. Generally, anyone struggling with math has accidentally skipped a step along the way of learning it. All the future things you learn are dependent on knowing the previous foundational knowledge.
So anyway, long story short.
This is saying:
45 x 45 = 2025
And that the result of 1 x 1 x 1 added to the result of 2 x 2 x 2 added to the result of 3 x 3 x 3 added to the results of 4 x 4 x 4 added to the results of 5 x 5 x 5 added to the results of 6 x 6 x 6 added to the results of 7 x 7 x 7 added to the results of 8 x 8 x 8 added to the results of 9 x 9 x 9 would be 2025.
Ok, so I’m looking for someone who knows more than me about math to verify that all of this is accurate. Cause if so, this is really awesome.
Open excel (or any other spreadsheet app) or - at a push - the calculator app.
Type in 45 * 45. You will get 2025. Then try 44 * 44 and 46 * 46. You don’t need a PhD to be able to do that :)
Then you can use the same app to add up 1 - 9 and get 45, which will verify most of the post.
The cube thing is a little more complex, but you should be able to work it out using the multiply and the memory function.
(I checked it before I posted it :))
I have terrible news for you. There is a whole swath of the population who do not care enough about math to ever get past step 1 (Open Excel.)
True, but if it’s any consolation to OP, I’m an accountant. Excel is always open.
Or a basic calculator, apparently.
Better idea: Open Excel, press
ctrl+left, thenctrl+down. Put a dot in that cell, pressctrl+ato select all cells and change the shading color to black. This way you can print 34 million black pages and get fired.“Complicated” math is built out of simple math.
Squared and cubed are just ways of saying the same number multiplied by itself twice(squared) and thrice(cubed).
The reasons why they are called that is a reference to the most common use of that math, a square has 2 equal dimensions, and a cube has 3. So when someone asks what is the area of a square with side lengths of 5, it would be 5 x 5, or the volume of a cube with the same side length would be 5 x 5 x 5.
So taking this shorthand 2^3, and converting it into the full “simple math” equation it represents would be: 2 x 2 x 2.
The other main thing about complicated math is that there is an agreed-upon order in which we write math.
If you haven’t gotten that far in math class, don’t worry about it yet. The whole point of learning math is that it is best to learn it in the correct order. Generally, anyone struggling with math has accidentally skipped a step along the way of learning it. All the future things you learn are dependent on knowing the previous foundational knowledge.
So anyway, long story short.
This is saying: 45 x 45 = 2025 And that the result of 1 x 1 x 1 added to the result of 2 x 2 x 2 added to the result of 3 x 3 x 3 added to the results of 4 x 4 x 4 added to the results of 5 x 5 x 5 added to the results of 6 x 6 x 6 added to the results of 7 x 7 x 7 added to the results of 8 x 8 x 8 added to the results of 9 x 9 x 9 would be 2025.
And now you can see why they developed shorthand.
And, of course, simple maths is just maths that people hasn’t made complicated yet…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIKGV2cTgqA
And thrice is just another way of saying “three times”. Don’t even get me started on “trebled”. /s