#how does roblox's mathematics work?

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potent wagon
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i just dont get Luau's math

fallen raptor
dusty minnowBOT
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potent wagon
# fallen raptor how so?

idk l was reading luau get started and they use math but why cant you just put in the right number

mild bloom
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its math

potent wagon
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u'll see

echo berry
potent wagon
echo berry
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just like in normal math bro

Number1 = 1
Number2 = 2

print(Number1 + Number2) ---> prints 3 bc Number1 is set to 1 and Number2 is set to 2
1 + 2

dusty minnowBOT
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harsh glade
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1+1=2

echo berry
mild bloom
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why are you calling them placeholders

coarse wasp
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💔

coarse wasp
mild bloom
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its just so werid

mild bloom
coarse wasp
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its just maths

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whats so complicated

mild bloom
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nothing

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i dont understand whats hes saying

potent wagon
coarse wasp
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i mean

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you can

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you dont need to

mild bloom
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its just math

coarse wasp
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print("2")
potent wagon
coarse wasp
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for example

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adding to leaderstats

mild bloom
coarse wasp
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and you use math to calculate velocity

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it was an example

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whats so hard to understand

potent wagon
coarse wasp
mild bloom
mild bloom
coarse wasp
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leaderstats.Cash.Value += 1
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this is an example

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just adding 1

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what are you confused about mr samwich

potent wagon
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i know that but people mostly use it for camera views and pov's why do they do math

mild bloom
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like i said

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go learn more

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you dont have a clear understanding

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its just like any other programming language

harsh glade
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1+1=2
1-1=0
1*1=1
1/1=1
math

mild bloom
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you could make a part follow a player at an offset with math

local playerPositon = --player posion thingys

local part = Instance.new("part")
part.Parent = workspace

local offset = Vector3.new(0, 10, 0)

part.Postion  = playerPostion + offset
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you would need to put it in a loop

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but thats a simple way of using math to do smt

echo berry
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@potent wagon look youre right but in coding placeholders are one of the most important thing. i mean u can print just 2 but coding is basically just math in words.

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u need to use placeholder/variables for good games

echo berry
mild bloom
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its just following the player

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rotation doesnt matter

potent wagon
echo berry
echo berry
mild bloom
mild bloom
# echo berry 🤦 
local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local RunService = game:GetService("RunService")

local player = Players.LocalPlayer
local character = player.Character or player.CharacterAdded:Wait()
local rootPart = character:WaitForChild("HumanoidRootPart")

local part = Instance.new("Part")
part.Size = Vector3.new(2, 2, 2)
part.Anchored = true
part.CanCollide = false
part.BrickColor = BrickColor.new("Bright red")
part.Parent = workspace

local offset = Vector3.new(0, 10, 0)

RunService.Heartbeat:Connect(function()
    local playerPosition = rootPart.Position
    part.Position = playerPosition + offset
end)
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run the code

echo berry
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bro i know that it works but it looks like shit

mild bloom
echo berry
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i meant that almost no one uses Vector3 for things like that. Sorry if i didnt wrote it right

mild bloom
# echo berry bro i know that it works but it looks like shit 
local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local RunService = game:GetService("RunService")

local player = Players.LocalPlayer
local character = player.Character or player.CharacterAdded:Wait()
local rootPart = character:WaitForChild("HumanoidRootPart")

local part = Instance.new("Part")
part.Size = Vector3.new(2, 2, 2)
part.Anchored = true
part.CanCollide = false
part.BrickColor = BrickColor.new("Bright red")
part.Parent = workspace

local offset = CFrame.new(0, 10, 0)

RunService.Heartbeat:Connect(function()
    local playerPosition = rootPart.CFrame
    part.CFrame = playerPosition * offset
end)

The code looks identical if i use cframes

mild bloom
echo berry