View Full Version : Well, HERE'S what the PROBLEM is, M. D....
In Odder Words
03-11-2006, 04:00 PM
It's s'posed ta be x = -b plus or minus the square root of b-squared minus 4ac all OVER 2a, not...
...UNDER 2a...
M. D.: But I want it to be UNDER, not OVER... Where are MY rights?
Odder: You still HAVE 'em, M. D... (I think...)
M. D.: So then, WHEN do I get to do it MY way?
Odder: Git yerself a college degree 'n then start teachin' the NEW new math...
www. don't let any buddy who says we Americans no longer have freedom... do a number on YOU... .edu
sedan
03-11-2006, 05:28 PM
I would say the x has rights also.
If you want -b plus or minus the square root of b-squared minus 4ac to be UNDER 2a, then you have to put the x UNDER 1 too.
Just to keep things reciprocal.
es347fan
03-11-2006, 06:31 PM
Dennis's Equation
(x-a)(x-b)(x-c) ... (x-z) =
Solve it & tell me why.
In Odder Words
03-11-2006, 06:58 PM
Well, I jest gotta say that my Odder friend, sedan, sounds rather...
...RATIONAL...
www. but jest off on a tagent, that don't mean I got the buckz ta... cosine no loans... .edu
;)
www. i remember when i attended my FIRST math class that asked me ta PROVE the Pythagorean Theorem... And I had ta admit I knew of no witnesses... .edu
In Odder Words
03-11-2006, 07:00 PM
Gosh dern!
www. but jest off on a taNgent, that don't mean I got the buckz ta... cosine no loans... .edu
www. i jest GOTTA gittanuther typo keyboard... .org
;)
BorgHunter
03-12-2006, 08:24 PM
Originally posted by es347fan
Dennis's Equation
(x-a)(x-b)(x-c) ... (x-z) =
Solve it & tell me why.
Zero. (x-x) = 0 and anything multiplied by zero is, of course, zero.
Napsterbater
03-12-2006, 08:33 PM
Why is it called Dennis's equation?
A google search and Wikipedia turned up nothing.
BorgHunter
03-12-2006, 08:37 PM
Originally posted by Napsterbater
Why is it called Dennis's equation?
A google search and Wikipedia turned up nothing.
It is thus because es347fan's name is Dennis...
LionelHutz
03-12-2006, 09:40 PM
Arthur: Old woman!
Dennis: MAN!
Arthur: Man, sorry. What knight lives In that castle over there?
Dennis: I'm 37.
Arthur: What?
Dennis: I'm 37! I'm not old!
Arthur: Well, I can't just call you "man".
Dennis: You could say "Dennis".
Arthur: I didn't know you were called Dennis.
Dennis: Well you didn't bother to find out, did you?
es347fan
03-15-2006, 01:46 AM
" ... Why is it called Dennis's equation?
A google search and Wikipedia turned up nothing. ...
... It is thus because es347fan's name is Dennis... "
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Very true. While I've known that little gem for a very long time, I certainly didn't think it up, I can barely keep a checkbook straight! Somebody, somewhere in my travels shared it with me, and I've got a long memory. However, I did have it published under my name, in the San Antonio Express News in their Math Minute column after I offered it to the column's writer & he could not solve it.