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Dear Algebra: #19361448 04/05/24 Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 38,879 Likes: 4 South of Minnesota 5sdad OP Campfire 'Bwana OP 5sdad Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 38,879 Likes: 4 South of Minnesota Please stop asking us to find your X. She left and isn't coming back. We don't know Y. Not a real member - just an ordinary guy who appreciates being able to hang around and say something once in awhile. Happily Trapped In the Past (Thanks, Joe) Not only a less than minimally educated person, but stupid and out of touch as well.

Re: Dear Algebra: 5sdad #19361449 04/05/24 Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 17,898 Likes: 6 A AKwolverine Campfire Ranger AKwolverine Campfire Ranger A Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 17,898 Likes: 6 Boo hiss! I chuckled.

Re: Dear Algebra: 5sdad #19361453 04/05/24 Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 86,225 Likes: 24 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn... ironbender Campfire Oracle ironbender Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 86,225 Likes: 24 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn... 😆 If you take the time it takes, it takes less time. --Pat Parelli American by birth; Alaskan by choice. --ironbender

Re: Dear Algebra: 5sdad #19361474 04/05/24 Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 24,562 Likes: 1 Bozeman, MT shrapnel Campfire Ranger shrapnel Campfire Ranger Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 24,562 Likes: 1 Bozeman, MT Nothing funnier than being in a college Math 101 course and watching a college student stare at this equation on the board without a clue… 3x + 7 = 13 solve for X

Re: Dear Algebra: 5sdad #19361477 04/05/24 Joined: Jun 2019 Posts: 9,924 Likes: 1 H Hotrod_Lincoln Campfire Outfitter Hotrod_Lincoln Campfire Outfitter H Joined: Jun 2019 Posts: 9,924 Likes: 1 A local teacher got arrested for carrying a ruler, a protractor, a calculator, and a book containing a table of trigonometric functions. He was charged with possession of "weapons of math instruction"! Ignorance can be fixed. Stupid is forever!

Re: Dear Algebra: 5sdad #19361506 04/05/24 Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 2,487 E Etoh Campfire Regular Etoh Campfire Regular E Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 2,487 Originally Posted by 5sdad Please stop asking us to find your X. She left and isn't coming back. We don't know Y. "Something doesn't add up here", replied Arithmetic "Well -- if he knew how to integrate, he wouldn't have that problem", choked Calculas "Its not just a straight line" chimed Geometry. " Many outcomes- its an inversion matrix", squeaked Differential equations. Most people don't have what it takes to get old

Re: Dear Algebra: 5sdad #19361546 04/05/24 Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 17,819 G gunswizard Campfire Ranger gunswizard Campfire Ranger G Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 17,819 Never found a use for algebra, on the other hand geometry and trig proved to be very useful.

Re: Dear Algebra: gunswizard #19361560 04/05/24 Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 2,487 E Etoh Campfire Regular Etoh Campfire Regular E Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 2,487 Originally Posted by gunswizard Never found a use for algebra, on the other hand geometry and trig proved to be very useful. You use it every day as part of Set Theory. Most people don't have what it takes to get old

Re: Dear Algebra: shrapnel #19361591 04/05/24 Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 42,005 Likes: 2 Huntn/Fishn Heaven-NW Ontario New_2_99s Campfire 'Bwana New_2_99s Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 42,005 Likes: 2 Huntn/Fishn Heaven-NW Ontario Originally Posted by shrapnel Nothing funnier than being in a college Math 101 course and watching a college student stare at this equation on the board without a clue… 3x + 7 = 13 solve for X Must be an easy 1 ! Even my being out of school for over 40 years, brain solved in seconds Paul. "Kids who grow up hunting, fishing & trapping, do not mug little old Ladies"

Re: Dear Algebra: New_2_99s #19361626 04/05/24 Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 6,256 Sierra Nevada foothills Scott_Thornley Campfire Tracker Scott_Thornley Campfire Tracker Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 6,256 Sierra Nevada foothills Originally Posted by New_2_99s Originally Posted by shrapnel Nothing funnier than being in a college Math 101 course and watching a college student stare at this equation on the board without a clue… 3x + 7 = 13 solve for X Must be an easy 1 ! Even my being out of school for over 40 years, brain solved in seconds Easy 1? Nope, 2 easy…

Re: Dear Algebra: Scott_Thornley #19361637 04/05/24 Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 9,469 J Jcubed Campfire Outfitter Jcubed Campfire Outfitter J Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 9,469 Originally Posted by Scott_Thornley Originally Posted by New_2_99s Originally Posted by shrapnel Nothing funnier than being in a college Math 101 course and watching a college student stare at this equation on the board without a clue… 3x + 7 = 13 solve for X Must be an easy 1 ! Even my being out of school for over 40 years, brain solved in seconds Easy 1? Nope, 2 easy… Clever.

Re: Dear Algebra: Scott_Thornley #19361662 04/05/24 Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 2,487 E Etoh Campfire Regular Etoh Campfire Regular E Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 2,487 Originally Posted by Scott_Thornley Originally Posted by New_2_99s Originally Posted by shrapnel Nothing funnier than being in a college Math 101 course and watching a college student stare at this equation on the board without a clue… 3x + 7 = 13 solve for X Must be an easy 1 ! Even my being out of school for over 40 years, brain solved in seconds Easy 1? Nope, 2 easy… This is a good example of ring theory-- a subset of Set Theory and the intuitive relationship to algebra Most people don't have what it takes to get old

Re: Dear Algebra: Scott_Thornley #19361667 04/05/24 Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 903 Missouri SenderoMan Campfire Regular SenderoMan Campfire Regular Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 903 Missouri Originally Posted by Scott_Thornley Originally Posted by New_2_99s Originally Posted by shrapnel Nothing funnier than being in a college Math 101 course and watching a college student stare at this equation on the board without a clue… 3x + 7 = 13 solve for X Must be an easy 1 ! Even my being out of school for over 40 years, brain solved in seconds Easy 1? Nope, 2 easy… Nicely done

Re: Dear Algebra: 5sdad #19361672 04/05/24 Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 69,383 Likes: 3 Filer, ID Rock Chuck Campfire Kahuna Rock Chuck Campfire Kahuna Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 69,383 Likes: 3 Filer, ID Originally Posted by 5sdad Please stop asking us to find your X. She left and isn't coming back. We don't know Y. She's hiding in the library reading classics. She's X^^2. “In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” ― George Orwell It's not over when you lose. It's over when you quit.

Re: Dear Algebra: Etoh #19361680 04/05/24 Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 9,469 J Jcubed Campfire Outfitter Jcubed Campfire Outfitter J Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 9,469 Originally Posted by Etoh Originally Posted by Scott_Thornley Originally Posted by New_2_99s Originally Posted by shrapnel Nothing funnier than being in a college Math 101 course and watching a college student stare at this equation on the board without a clue… 3x + 7 = 13 solve for X Must be an easy 1 ! Even my being out of school for over 40 years, brain solved in seconds Easy 1? Nope, 2 easy… This is a good example of ring theory-- a subset of Set Theory and the intuitive relationship to algebra I gotta ask... Why ethanol? Do you farm corn?

Re: Dear Algebra: gunswizard #19361691 04/05/24 Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 11,388 SW Missouri Cheesy Campfire Outfitter Cheesy Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 11,388 SW Missouri Originally Posted by gunswizard Never found a use for algebra, on the other hand geometry and trig proved to be very useful. You only think that. In practice, I bet you use it daily.

Re: Dear Algebra: Cheesy #19361733 04/05/24 Joined: May 2011 Posts: 56,299 Likes: 9 Oregon Fireball2 Campfire Kahuna Fireball2 Campfire Kahuna Joined: May 2011 Posts: 56,299 Likes: 9 Oregon +1^^^ _______________________________________________________ An 8 dollar driveway boy living in a T-111 shack LOL

Re: Dear Algebra: Scott_Thornley #19361752 04/05/24 Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 42,005 Likes: 2 Huntn/Fishn Heaven-NW Ontario New_2_99s Campfire 'Bwana New_2_99s Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 42,005 Likes: 2 Huntn/Fishn Heaven-NW Ontario Originally Posted by Scott_Thornley Originally Posted by New_2_99s Originally Posted by shrapnel Nothing funnier than being in a college Math 101 course and watching a college student stare at this equation on the board without a clue… 3x + 7 = 13 solve for X Must be an easy 1 ! Even my being out of school for over 40 years, brain solved in seconds Easy 1? Nope, 2 easy… Yes, of course x = 2. By 1, I meant the equation was easy ! Paul. "Kids who grow up hunting, fishing & trapping, do not mug little old Ladies"

Re: Dear Algebra: New_2_99s #19361782 04/05/24 Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 30,977 Colorado A antelope_sniper Campfire 'Bwana antelope_sniper Campfire 'Bwana A Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 30,977 Colorado Originally Posted by New_2_99s Originally Posted by Scott_Thornley Originally Posted by New_2_99s Originally Posted by shrapnel Nothing funnier than being in a college Math 101 course and watching a college student stare at this equation on the board without a clue… 3x + 7 = 13 solve for X Must be an easy 1 ! Even my being out of school for over 40 years, brain solved in seconds Easy 1? Nope, 2 easy… Yes, of course x = 2. By 1, I meant the equation was easy ! Yes, x=2, but you were asked to solve for X which is undefined. x != X You didn't use logic or reason to get into this opinion, I cannot use logic or reason to get you out of it. You cannot over estimate the unimportance of nearly everything. John Maxwell

Re: Dear Algebra: 5sdad #19361807 04/05/24 Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 17,819 G gunswizard Campfire Ranger gunswizard Campfire Ranger G Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 17,819 I go about daily life without the alphabet soup of algebraic equations very nicely.