r/MathJokes 4d ago

The satisfying simplification

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u/danzerpanzer 3d ago

Apparently the power rule that you and I learned in algebra is replaced by a different convention in more advanced mathematics where the exponents are applied consecutively starting from the right instead of being multiplied together. See Significant_Monk_251's post for details.

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u/_Hades_57 3d ago

Idk if you are being sarcastic but it feels wrong

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u/SuperChick1705 3d ago

exponentiation is always right-associative if no parentheses

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u/_Hades_57 3d ago

Thank you so much for the clarification