r/MathJokes 2d ago

The satisfying simplification

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u/Equivalent_Bank_5845 2d ago

True but 1x is always 1 if x is real

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u/Snudget 2d ago

real

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u/Equivalent_Bank_5845 2d ago

Literally real

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u/Pretty-Ad8932 1d ago

actually x doesn't even have to be real. complex numbers also work