#Fractions with slope.

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wicked lichen
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Can someone explain this?

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wicked lichen
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I understand the basic slope formula.

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Things I am confused on: I don't understand how the fractions are seemingly interacting via LCM as I don't understand how they would create a simpler or clearer answer.

The answer at the end does not appear to solve the question as it is a huge number that doesn't seem to represent the value of 3 divided by 7 subtracted by 4, i.e, 3/7.```
brisk solstice
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Of you simplify it normaly you will get (-25/7)/(13/3)

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That's just -25×3/7×13

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You'll get -75/81

wicked lichen
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3 div 7 = 0.428 - 4 = -3.5

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top

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bottem = 4.3333333

brisk solstice
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That just complicates things doesn't it

wicked lichen
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So that's also the answer?

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Like, is that an answer?

brisk solstice
wicked lichen
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oh fu##...........

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this problem is a real monster...

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it was impossible from the beginning wasnt it

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multiple answers?

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thats...

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there was no way i could of possibly solved this

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nor do i understand how there are multiple

brisk solstice
wicked lichen
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yeah ngl i just need to learn when to give up and ask chatgpt or others :/

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i can still use metacognition after which makes me almost stupid for not

wicked lichen
brisk solstice
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7*4=28

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28-3=25

wicked lichen
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thing is

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is when i explain something

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its like i kind of take it apart

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like i dont just focus on one thing i just explain e v e r y part of it and also w h y its there but i think more verbally when explaining it

brisk solstice
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Yea 4*21 is not 81

brisk solstice
wicked lichen
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oh yeah the guy in the video did

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its from the organic chemistry tutor

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actually yk what?

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i think i know why this isnt possible

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and i might understand what was wrong with everyones explanations

brisk solstice
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I mean everyone has a different way of doing math

wicked lichen
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i think every explanation was under the false context that i understood a n y t h i n g and that i could reason just based on calculations or numbers and understand the systems they represented

calm wadi
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Oml Since when did organic chemistry include coordinate algebra?

wicked lichen
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but tldr

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i think you need to explain how i explain

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because its just so much easier

brisk solstice
wicked lichen
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in essence, I can't understand if you use numbers you have to connect it to words and representations and explain what the math is actually doing and its purpose

wicked lichen
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like there was zero room anywhere for you not to understand

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but i didnt understand that for so long...

brisk solstice
wicked lichen
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i used a calculator

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im not saying i could solve that in my mind (i could it would take a while though like.. a few minutes maybe)

brisk solstice
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We can't use it in exams

wicked lichen
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yeah

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so if i am correct

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see the issue is if i cant see the purpose behind what your doing the math becomes impossible

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because it creates this fog

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where i cant see through no matter how i try because the operations are simply numbers without their purpose

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i.e the actual concepts themselves

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that is what i need

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can you explain each operation conceptually rather than with numbers

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you can also use imaginary points for this

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i like to thin kthat way because its easier processing wise

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if you cant its fine

brisk solstice
wicked lichen
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i feel like i will

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also because i never truly stop processing it sort of...

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every time i solve a problem i write it down and form new thought processes to solve similar problems

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but i am still uncertain if that will work

brisk solstice
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We tried to help you

wicked lichen
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so let me get this straight

brisk solstice
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I have learnt this lesson the hard way

wicked lichen
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you wont explain the concept behind what their doing because you want me to figure it out myself through "practice?"

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define this "practice"

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how do i practice if i dont know what im doing?

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i mean i am asking for help after failing for literally a week so

brisk solstice
wicked lichen
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im at my limit

brisk solstice
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Practice that formula

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Make your own question then solve it

wicked lichen
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is this correct?

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like if so

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thats fine just

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you think that will help or

brisk solstice
wicked lichen
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... welll

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i tried everything else so sure

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ill go do that then

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thank you i guess....

brisk solstice
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Take some questions and do it

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Do it until you understand them

calm wadi
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Actually i was wondering

calm wadi
wicked lichen
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yes

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i just have alot of alts

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because

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well they're fancy

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but

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yeah now you know why i dont ask people in help school

placid briar
wicked lichen
placid briar
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ummn

wicked lichen
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facepalm::

placid briar
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wawa_cat whatever idc

wicked lichen
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Kk

placid briar
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is ur problem solved ?

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the question

wicked lichen
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no

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ill be doing this for an eternity....

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im considering just straight giving up on math at this point

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if the next few adjustments to my thought processing doesnt fix it

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because that means it will allways be this hard

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it will never get easier

placid briar
wicked lichen
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i think i understand now.......

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nobody understands how to explain things

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because they explain in math in terms they understand

placid briar
wicked lichen
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they dont think conceptually in simplified form

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which anyone can do its actually easier for me

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that tells you what is going on not just random numbers sigh

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well im done

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ima just

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im about to just.......

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i need to idk

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become an electrician or sum

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bc

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computer science is not only probably going to melt due to AI (they already arent hiring much like ever and AI is a growing mountain 110+ billion a year i swear every few days i hear about the next person investing another 200m)

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but anyways

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shrug

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it depends really

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because you have people like colin galen

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who they perfect their thinking

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and they became great

placid briar
wicked lichen
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but idk if i can do that and im almost at my wits end already

wicked lichen
placid briar
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+close when ur done

wicked lichen
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AI isnt worth billions its worth trillions+ if they get it right (work automation)

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plus that would create a singularity or FOOM

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but idk

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maybe it will plateau but the whole point is that if they did they would just make another architecture so

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well anyways

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yeah

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ty for the talk bro i just

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ill figure it out sigh

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+close