The Math Question.

[per_solo]

Simplify: t-{t-3-[t-4-(t-1-{t-2-[t-1-(t-5)]})]}

Enjoy, any who want to take it on. And, if I find out my teacher was wrong, well..hmm...ok. :-)

Comments

Is this the answer?

[corzican.livejournal.com]

Start: t-{t-3-[t-4-(t-1-{t-2-[t-1-(t-5)]})]}
=t-{t-3-[t-4-(t-1-{t-2-[t-1-t+5]})]}
=t-{t-3-[t-4-(t-1-{t-2-t+1+t-5})]}
=t-{t-3-[t-4-(t-1-t+2+t-1-t+5)]}
=t-{t-3-[t-4-t+1+t-2-t+1+t-5]}
=t-{t-3-t+4+t-1-t+2+t-1-t+5}
=t-t+3+t-4-t+1+t-2-t+1+t-5
=t-6

Re: Is this the answer?

[per_solo]

Yup, you got it, showed your work, and got it quickly. :-)

[ladystarblade.livejournal.com]

Simplify: t-{t-3-[t-4-(t-1-{t-2-[t-1-(t-5)]})]}

Okay.

t-{t-3-[t-4-(t-1-{t-2-[t-1-(t-5)]})]}

There we go.

;-)

[kendokamel.livejournal.com]

Hahahahaha!

[per_solo]

That one normally works for me. :-)

[per_solo]

*nod* That does indeed make it simpler. :-P

[toxico.livejournal.com]

I worked starting at the end and came up with 3t+4. Don't think that's right though.

[per_solo]

Nope, but that was a part of my "AHHH" with it. It is really easy to misplace a piece, especially when you get to a -(t+8) or such.

[toxico.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I just did it on scratch paper wile doing other things. I was certain I screwed it somewhere.

[per_solo]

*nod* Tis what bothers me with these type of questions, too many ways to mess it up.

[thedruidbear.livejournal.com]

T and I concur....t-6

[per_solo]

You both got it. I had to work through it twice, with different answers each time. I think in the other iteration, I had t+8.

[ladyofglass.livejournal.com]

I'll simplify...

AAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!! *runs away*

(FAR simpler than actually solving the problem. ;) )

((I'm afraid of math.))

[per_solo]

I'm afraid of it, too, but am getting better. :-)

[kack.livejournal.com]

yep

t-6

[per_solo]

*nod* Yup. I was glad to have gotten it right, and even more amused that I was the only one. There are others who I would have thought would have.

[cori-chronicles.livejournal.com]

I may try this later.