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  1. Neptunide

    Neptunide This is my Smurf Account

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    Explain how the following equation be true:

    x + 4 = x


    Whoever can solve this gets a prize.
     
  2. CYKABLYATCYKAcyk

    CYKABLYATCYKAcyk Well-Known Member

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    thats impossible
     
  3. BAWSS5

    BAWSS5 Well-Known Member

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    It's possible when x is undefined infinity.
     
  4. pAggYDaRP

    pAggYDaRP Well-Known Member

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  5. featherpaw

    featherpaw Your friendly neighborhood kitten! :3

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    No. Even that wouldn't work because you're adding the x to the 4. Even though x has the capabilities of being an infinite amount of options the x's still won't be the same.
     
  6. DarkTitan_

    DarkTitan_ Ex War and News Manager

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    If you minus x from the right side, you'll have know x and same from the right. If you minus 4, it'll do nothing :wink:
     
  7. featherpaw

    featherpaw Your friendly neighborhood kitten! :3

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    Ok. Take this with a grain of salt because it's 1:50 am here and I'm in bed and I'm tired but here's my answer. It's almost like thinking there are two sides to one coin. We know that x+4=x, but that is only 1 side of the coin. To solve this equation, we must now set the other side equal to x and then set up both equations to solve for x. So x+4=x becomes x=x-4. Now that we have both equations and we can see that they are linear equations, we can set up a linear system of addition to solve. (To make it easier to see, ill use the same formatting. This does not change either equation.)
    X=x+4
    X=x-4
    ------------
    2x=2x

    I used addition to cancel out the 4's, leaving only the x's. From there I simply divide both sides by 2 to get the solution of x=x.
    2x/2=2x/2
    -----------------
    x=x

    If this isn't right, I'm sorry. I'm brain-dead right now. In any case, goodnight. If I find a better way I'll edit this tomorrow.
     
  8. thesquook

    thesquook diddy amin

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    Basically this paradox about a hotel with infity rooms and infity guests says that ∞-∞=∞ and ∞/∞=∞ so ∞+4=∞

    ez
     
  9. Neptunide

    Neptunide This is my Smurf Account

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    Nice job. I knew someone would get it.
     
  10. BAWSS5

    BAWSS5 Well-Known Member

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    Gimme a break, I haven't done base functions for a full year now.

    Also @Featherpaw, my answer is true when you consider that since I defined infinity as undefined, adding or subtracting anything from it would keep it as undefined infinity due to the nature of infinity.
     
  11. MattM1PVP

    MattM1PVP Ex-HG Staff Member

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    x + 4 = x
    Multiply throughout by 0
    0 = 0
     
  12. featherpaw

    featherpaw Your friendly neighborhood kitten! :3

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    True. Sorry for doubting you. ^-^
     
  13. MR_EVIL_OVERLORD

    MR_EVIL_OVERLORD Elite Legacy Legend | PRO | Genius Super Villain

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    Math primates...

    Your primitive math skills amuse me. :open_mouth:
     
  14. Jaemzs

    Jaemzs Ex-Build Team Member

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    lets call 4 a variable for 0 ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
     
  15. iMacro

    iMacro An Essential Meme Maker (^:

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    Oh gosh, don't remind me about linear equations. They are my downfall in maths. I will get an A in every test then when linear equations appear, I will get a B ;-;.
     
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