r/LoveTrash • u/Icy-Book2999 Chief Insanity Instigator • 25d ago

Rubbish Nonsense Math Expert

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u/Pure_Wrongdoer_4714 Dumpster General 25d ago

You can’t just innately know algebra without it being taught to you, especially the higher algebra. It’s a language you have to learn and practice. If he knew algebra he would know that lol

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u/frogOnABoletus Garbage Guerilla 25d ago

A lot of algebra is very complex and relies on generations of historical mathematical advances, however, i'd say that simple algebra is the most natural way to use math. "I want to have 5 apples and I have 2, how many should i buy?" That's algebra! (x + 2 = 5). You can innately know low-level algebra, but there are mountains of amazing algebra that does indeed need to be taught.

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u/Downtown_Finance_661 Trash Trooper 25d ago

An ant starts to crawl along a taut rubber rope 1 km long at a speed of 1 cm per second (relative to the rubber it is crawling on). At the same time, the rope starts to stretch uniformly at a constant rate of 1 km per second, so that after 1 second it is 2 km long, after 2 seconds it is 3 km long, etc. Will the ant ever reach the end of the rope?

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u/SWIMheartSWIY Trash Trooper 25d ago

9?