2023-08-07 04:30 UTC
#MathsMonday week 2, Terms.
Simply put, in #Mathematics Terms are separated by operators and joined by brackets. The most common example is 2a=(2*a). This makes it simpler to write fractions. e.g. 1/2a rather than 1/(2*a). That also means 1/2a isn't mistaken as half a, which would actually be written as a/2. Notice in the latter that the a is to the left of the division, which means it's in the numerator, and vice-versa for the former (more about this aspect of #Maths #Math later, but first)...
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@SmartmanApps@dotnet.social 2023-08-07 04:39
I want to note that everything I say here applies equally to the more common forms of this problem you'll see... 8/2(2+2) and 6/2(1+2) I just tweaked it to have unique numbers, 8/2(1+3) to be clearer about which number I was referring to. In the Term 2(1+3) 2 is known as the coefficient. With no multiply sign, it is 1 Term. If I wrote 2*(1+3), then that is now 2 Terms! Look what happens... 8/2(1+3)=8/(2+6)=8/8=1 8/2*(1+3)=8/2*4=4*4=16 Different number of Terms - different answer! ...