ReconRat Posted April 15, 2011 Report Share Posted April 15, 2011 so what your saying is we need to know in what aspect or sense is behind the math problem. or maybe units, then we can decide what answer is correct.Yes, if we had any clue what the equation was for, we could easily see which one was right or wrong. Although people still make errors of 10 to 100 magnitude with calculators and not catch it. Stupid decimal places... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolWhip Posted April 15, 2011 Report Share Posted April 15, 2011 Yes, if we had any clue what the equation was for, we could easily see which one was right or wrong. Although people still make errors of 10 to 100 magnitude with calculators and not catch it. Stupid decimal places...or we could just follow the order of operations and get the correct answer of 288 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disclaimer Posted April 15, 2011 Report Share Posted April 15, 2011 Tom WILL cut you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolWhip Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 I ain't scurred Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorifto240 Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 Ummm look at the poll. By your logic 288 should be correct because more people on almost every poll I have seen agree that it is 288.Yea I am a CS&E majorThis poll is a bit skewed, suspect, and not really an appropriate measure.If we had a larger random sample to work with, then I'd be more inclined to agree with you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolWhip Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 I posted it as a poll on facebook and the results are 61-33 in favor of 288 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorifto240 Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 I posted it as a poll on facebook and the results are 61-33 in favor of 288A few hundred people (including this forums poll), like minded or otherwise, do not add up to Society at Large. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolWhip Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 Well it is all I have. Do you have evidence that the common belief is 2? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alienpi Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 (edited) 2(144)^2/(144*288^0) is the answer! Edited April 18, 2011 by alienpi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorifto240 Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 Well it is all I have. Do you have evidence that the common belief is 2?No more than you have evidence it's 288. That's not the point though, if we really wanted to settle this, we'd need to poll a sizable portion of the US. Give them the problem without an answer, let them solve it and see where we end up.You're Facebook poll is a bit more conclusive, account for margins of error and such, but is such a small sample it doesn't matter. The poll here is just too close to really have a clear answer.Odds are if we do get a large enough sample, we'll still have an inconclusive answer, you'll still say it's 288 and I'll still say it's 2.I'm not saying that you might not be correct, I'm just saying by and large in situations like this there's a "best" answer that's often dictated by society and it is arbitrary. 288 is a valid and correct answer, but it isn't the best.We could send the formula to the ACT and SAT boards and see what answer they give us. Those tests influence curriculum and teachers everywhere, so their "right" answer would be an authority. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wicked Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 It's still 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReconRat Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 From our own little poll here:The odds of "2" being right: 47.06%The odds of "2" being wrong: 52.94%The odds of "288" being right: 52.94%The odds of "288" being wrong: 47.06%Results split near 50%-50% are nearly worthless.It only points out that most everyone is clueless and guessing, in general.Just like most political elections. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevysoldier Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 It doesn't matter what the correct answer is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad324 Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 It doesn't matter what the correct answer is.wow I really wish I had this in college to explain to my parents I really was good at math Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YSR_Racer_99 Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 I am by NO means a math whiz, but I DO remember being taught to solve the parentheses first.Sticking to 2, so the correct answer is probably 288. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alienpi Posted April 20, 2011 Report Share Posted April 20, 2011 288 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevysoldier Posted April 20, 2011 Report Share Posted April 20, 2011 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevysoldier Posted April 20, 2011 Report Share Posted April 20, 2011 No wait....153. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disclaimer Posted April 20, 2011 Report Share Posted April 20, 2011 My computer says the answer is 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r1crusher Posted April 20, 2011 Report Share Posted April 20, 2011 my slide rule says the answer is 10ftfy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevysoldier Posted April 20, 2011 Report Share Posted April 20, 2011 72 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disclaimer Posted April 20, 2011 Report Share Posted April 20, 2011 |e^(pi*i)|+|e^(pi*i)| Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r1crusher Posted April 20, 2011 Report Share Posted April 20, 2011 |e^(pi*i)|+|e^(pi*i)|So you're say the answer is 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disclaimer Posted April 20, 2011 Report Share Posted April 20, 2011 I'm just throwing out solutions the computer is giving me... you didn't like 10. And 100100000 just takes up too many bits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolWhip Posted April 20, 2011 Report Share Posted April 20, 2011 to be fair to those unaware we could designate it as 0b100100000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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