Blonde Algebra

[White92]

:tongue:

 

[Mike Hughes]

I suppose the confusion between algebra and trigonometry is part of the joke?

 

[Ojas]

Keep it simple!

I suppose the confusion between algebra and trigonometry is part of the joke?

A little algebra and the good old Pythagorean Theorem will yield a solution without any degrees, radians, sines, cosines, or other knowledge of trigonometry. It’s true: you could make it a trig problem, but why make things more complicated than necessary?

Actually, your post reminds me of another math funny:

 

[khappucino]

i think its just a clever application of Occum's razor :biggrin:

 

[Mike Hughes]

Re: Keep it simple!

I believe the Pythagorean Theorem has been firmly planted in the "trigonometry" category for quite a few years now.

A little algebra and the good old Pythagorean Theorem will yield a solution without any degrees, radians, sines, cosines, or other knowledge of trigonometry. It’s true: you could make it a trig problem, but why make things more complicated than necessary?

Actually, your post reminds me of another math funny:

 

[ncdogdoc]

It is both, as you are solving for a factor (I think, it has been 25 years since algebra II) to determine the trigonometric question.

BTW........X=5

 

[NeoNSX]

LOL... that is really funny.


And <B>MiamiMermaid</B> is going to kick your butt.

 

[Ojas]

Re: Keep it simple!

I believe the Pythagorean Theorem has been firmly planted in the "trigonometry" category for quite a few years now.

While it deals with triangles and is generalized by the law of cosines, this theorem is actually considered part of general geometry (think about when you were in sixth grade math and had to determine the distance between points on a plane - you could do so before you even know what trigonometry was) rather than the trig subfield of geometry (since knowledge of angles, sines, etc. is not needed and it can be proven with just general geometry).

My point was: It’s not inaccurate to say it’s an algebra problem.

 

[Mike Hughes]

Re: Keep it simple!

Wow, you learned that in sixth grade? I didn't get to that until high school...

While it deals with triangles and is generalized by the law of cosines, this theorem is actually considered part of general geometry (think about when you were in sixth grade math and had to determine the distance between points on a plane - you could do so before you even know what trigonometry was) rather than the trig subfield of geometry (since knowledge of angles, sines, etc. is not needed and it can be proven with just general geometry).

My point was: It’s not inaccurate to say it’s an algebra problem.

 

[NsXMas]

Re: Keep it simple!

This thread hurts my brain.

And I'm not blonde.

 

[White92]

Re: Keep it simple!

This thread hurts my brain.

And I'm not blonde.

I'ts amazing how a joke that a 10 year old could get can be broken down and discussed so much. Talk about beating a dead horse. Let's just take the joke as exactly that. A joke.:wink:

 

[NSX2398]

Re: Keep it simple!

I'ts amazing how a joke that a 10 year old could get can be broken down and discussed so much. Talk about beating a dead horse. Let's just take the joke as exactly that. A joke.:wink:

It appears to me that most of the people have missed the joke completely (as I originally did as well). All this talk of Pythagorean Theorems and geometry .. and no-one made the connection to "Where's Waldo?" in the "find x" statement.

 

[redshift]

i think its just a clever application of Occum's razor :biggrin:

LOL! :biggrin: :biggrin: I agree! That Blond actually chose the simplest solution to the given problem... way to apply the razor! Now if the problem was worded "solve for x" then circling the x would have been quite blond-esc.

 

[Ojas]

mea culpa

Guys, I’m sorry for my part in throwing the joke off on a tangent.