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Old December 27th, 2002, 09:51 AM
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Default Re: mathematical formulaes

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Originally posted by Imperator Fyron:
Your algebra looked fishy to me...

It is faster to reduce complex fractions to decimals with a calculator than in your head.
Well, whether it looks fishy to you or not, the proof is in the pudding.

And like I said in an earlier posting, it is much easier to multiply than to divide. This of course applies to mental calculations.
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