| 
		
 | 
	| 
		
 | 
	| 
		
 | 
	
		
		
			| Re: Need HELP with THIS Math Question [message #464812 is a reply to message #464776] | 
			Thu, 22 March 2012 21:24    | 
		 
		
			
				
				
				  | 
					
						  
						havoc9826
						 Messages: 562 Registered: April 2006  Location: California, USA
						
	Karma: 0
 
					 | 
					Colonel  | 
					 | 
		 
		 
	 | 
 
	
		USA's acronym for the Order of Operations is PEMDAS - Parentheses Exponents Multiplication/Division Addition/Subtraction.  Often remembered by the mnemonic of "Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally". 
 
Anyway, onto the actual problem: 
 
Assuming you didn't leave out any parentheses, you started with: 
 
y = bare X bare + bare - barebare 
 
You then get: 
 
y = bare2 + bare - barebare 
 
Then do a little distribution... 
 
y = bare(bare + 1 - 1bare) 
 
and since 1 to the power of anything is 1, 
 
y = bare(bare + 1 - 1) 
 
So, unless I'm remembering my algebra wrong (it has been around 10 years...), you get: 
 
y = bare2
		
		
 
  
		[Updated on: Thu, 22 March 2012 21:27] Report message to a moderator  
 |  
	| 
		
	 | 
 
 
 | 
	| 
		
 | 
	| 
		
 | 
	| 
		
 | 
	
		
		
			| Re: Need HELP with THIS Math Question [message #464836 is a reply to message #464776] | 
			Fri, 23 March 2012 17:13    | 
		 
		
			
				
				
				
					
						  
						Major-Payne
						 Messages: 561 Registered: March 2012  Location: Im actually MUDKIPS
						
	Karma: 0
 
					 | 
					Colonel  | 
					 | 
		 
		 
	 | 
 
	
		liquidv2 + any other male but me = hard sex
		
		
  It's all part of the big illusion that we perpetuate on ourselves and in turn is perpetuated upon us. When we believe, we engage the illusion. When we stop believing we shatter the illusion and shatter ourselves in the process. Because we are, part of it. 
 
 
		
 |  
	| 
		
	 | 
 
 
 | 
	| 
		
 |