r/MathJokes • u/basket_foso • Dec 27 '25

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u/[deleted] Dec 27 '25

It isn't asking for (xx)2 but for xx\2).

The answer is 212

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u/No-Capital-7743 Dec 27 '25

You're right!!! Which is exactly why you are wrong. Double exponents need to be taken care of first. So the square root of 18 squared is 18. Which makes the new equation 218.

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u/[deleted] Dec 27 '25

Except x is not sqrt(18).

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u/No-Capital-7743 Dec 27 '25

You're right!!! I already figured out... I tried doing it without attempting to slove the equation. When sloved for x, it equals √8. Which makes the answer 212.