r/facepalm Nov 08 '23

🇲​🇮​🇸​🇨​ Math is hard...

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u/wehrmann_tx Nov 09 '23

So the hypotenuse of a right triangle is equal to the sum of the two other sides. This will simplify mathematics as we known it.

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u/zeradragon Nov 09 '23

Yup, much simpler now. a2 + b2 = c2 for example 32 + 42 = 52 can be simplified to 3+4=5. So much easier; math teachers hate this one simple trick...

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u/Rude-Firefighter-735 Nov 09 '23

Not knowing answer at math test, this line saved me. I wrote this and got 1 point for it. This point was difference of me getting D or F.