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#1 2006-11-24 10:16:04
- girlnamedfreak
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Simplifying
can -b^2+c^2-2cx+x^2+a^2 be simplfied?
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#2 2006-11-24 11:05:41
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Re: Simplifying
Not really.
Maybe you could have the terms in alphabetical order: a²-b²+c²-2cx
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#3 2006-11-24 11:58:57
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Re: Simplifying
oh ok thanks
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#4 2006-11-24 16:49:49
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Re: Simplifying
a^2 - b^2 + (x - c)^2
"In the real world, this would be a problem. But in mathematics, we can just define a place where this problem doesn't exist. So we'll go ahead and do that now..."
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#5 2006-11-25 00:40:59
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Re: Simplifying
= a² - b² + c² - 2cx +x²
Why did the vector cross the road?
It wanted to be normal.
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