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What's the rule about using 'ones' in algebra?



 
 
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Old September 21st 03 posted to alt.sci.physics,sci.physics
Donald G. Shead
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Default What's the rule about using 'ones' in algebra?

Can 'ones' be used indiscriminately in algebra? If not, why not...


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Old September 21st 03 posted to alt.sci.physics,sci.physics
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Donald G. sHead wrote:

Can 'ones' be used indiscriminately in algebra? If not, why not...



Learn algebra and find out for yourself, ****Head.

Perhaps someday, you might even graduate from eighth grade.

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Old September 22nd 03 posted to alt.sci.physics,sci.physics
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"Donald G. Shead" wrote in message
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Can 'ones' be used indiscriminately in algebra? If not, why not...


You can DO whatever the hell you want to do... nobody here will
convince you other than what you already think, so why bother asking
anyone here? If they say No, you'll disagree.. if they say yes,
you'll disagree.. save everyone the energy and just shut the hell up.


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Old September 22nd 03 posted to alt.sci.physics,sci.physics
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"Mark Mallory" wrote in message
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Donald G. sHead wrote:

Can 'ones' be used indiscriminately in algebra? If not, why not...



Learn algebra and find out for yourself, ****Head.

Perhaps someday, you might even graduate from eighth grade.


For a subscriber to this newsgroup, you are pretty low down and dirty! What
do you know about me and eighth grade? That was a long time ago and even
I've forgotten:

There is some simple rule pertaining to using the number 'one': If you can't
tell me, then I'd think you could do better just to let somebody else do it.

At my age you don't just take courses in algebra to learn one simple rule;
which it appears you didn't learn anyway.

Do you even know that you can't divide 1 by zero, but you can divide zero by
1?

I don't know about you(;^)


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Old September 22nd 03 posted to alt.sci.physics,sci.physics
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Default What's the rule about using 'ones' in algebra?

In article ,
"Donald G. Shead" wrote:

snip

There is some simple rule pertaining to using the number 'one':
If you can't
tell me, then I'd think you could do better just to let
somebody else do it.


You were given an example of the use. You were told about
dimensional analysis which uses the rule all the time.
Go buy a high school algebra book and do every problem.

/BAH

Subtract a hundred and four for e-mail.
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Old September 22nd 03 posted to alt.sci.physics,sci.physics
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Default What's the rule about using 'ones' in algebra?

In article ,
"Donald G. Shead" wrote:

wrote in message ...
In article ,
"Donald G. Shead" wrote:

snip

There is some simple rule pertaining to using the number 'one':
If you can't
tell me, then I'd think you could do better just to let
somebody else do it.


You were given an example of the use. You were told about
dimensional analysis which uses the rule all the time.
Go buy a high school algebra book and do every problem.


Time is running out(;^) I don't want to know much more algebra than I do
now. Thought I'd seek help here. Thanks for referring me to dimensional
analysis, but I've been able to cancel units for years:


That "cancelling units" is a shorthand form of multiplying
by one. ****ing idiot.

/BAH

Subtract a hundred and four for e-mail.
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Old September 22nd 03 posted to alt.sci.physics,sci.physics
Donald G. Shead
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In article ,
"Donald G. Shead" wrote:

snip

There is some simple rule pertaining to using the number 'one':
If you can't
tell me, then I'd think you could do better just to let
somebody else do it.


You were given an example of the use. You were told about
dimensional analysis which uses the rule all the time.
Go buy a high school algebra book and do every problem.

/BAH

Subtract a hundred and four for e-mail.


Time is running out(;^) I don't want to know much more algebra than I do
now. Thought I'd seek help here. Thanks for referring me to dimensional
analysis, but I've been able to cancel units for years:

Many years ago I overheard a H.S. algebra teacher tell his class _something
to the effect_ that the number one [1] was such that it didn't change the
value (of an equation) when it was inserted in an equation. That made a
lasting impression, since I didn't understand then, and don't now:

In particular: Writing that acceleration [a] is _inversely_ proportional to
the mass [m] of a body, as [a is proportional to 1/m]. That somehow doesn't
look 'copesthetic' to me; especially if 'm' is a variable.

I thought the rule might be simple enough for me to understand; but
apparently it's not,


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Old September 22nd 03 posted to alt.sci.physics,sci.physics
Terry
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"Donald G. Shead" wrote in message
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"Mark Mallory" wrote in message
...

Donald G. sHead wrote:

Can 'ones' be used indiscriminately in algebra? If not, why not...



Learn algebra and find out for yourself, ****Head.

Perhaps someday, you might even graduate from eighth grade.


For a subscriber to this newsgroup, you are pretty low down and dirty!

What
do you know about me and eighth grade? That was a long time ago and even
I've forgotten:

There is some simple rule pertaining to using the number 'one': If you

can't
tell me, then I'd think you could do better just to let somebody else do

it.

At my age you don't just take courses in algebra to learn one simple rule;
which it appears you didn't learn anyway.

Do you even know that you can't divide 1 by zero, but you can divide zero

by
1?

I don't know about you(;^)



Ignore him. There is always one areshole in a newsgroup and
you have just found him/her .

Regards.


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Old September 22nd 03 posted to alt.sci.physics,sci.physics
Donald G. Shead
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Default What's the rule about using 'ones' in algebra?


wrote in message ...
In article ,
"Donald G. Shead" wrote:

wrote in message

...
In article ,
"Donald G. Shead" wrote:

snip

There is some simple rule pertaining to using the number 'one':
If you can't
tell me, then I'd think you could do better just to let
somebody else do it.

You were given an example of the use. You were told about
dimensional analysis which uses the rule all the time.
Go buy a high school algebra book and do every problem.


Time is running out(;^) I don't want to know much more algebra than I do
now. Thought I'd seek help here. Thanks for referring me to dimensional
analysis, but I've been able to cancel units for years:


That "cancelling units" is a shorthand form of multiplying
by one. ****ing idiot.

/BAH

Subtract a hundred and four for e-mail.


You _are_ a goofus arent't ya(;^?


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Old September 22nd 03 posted to alt.sci.physics,sci.physics
Donald G. Shead
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Default What's the rule about using 'ones' in algebra?


"Terry" wrote in message
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Cut

Ignore him. There is always one areshole in a newsgroup and
you have just found him/her .

Regards.


Thanks Terry; will do.


 




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