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Old Dec 12, 2008 | 06:30 AM
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[QUOTE=JDM_JOE,Dec 12 2008, 05:27 AM] New one:

Which of the following is a factor of the polynomial
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Old Dec 12, 2008 | 07:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Incubus,Dec 12 2008, 08:17 AM
PEMDAS

Work in this order:
Parentheses
Exponents
Mult.
Div.
Addition
Subtraction
Well now that's not even right!

it's BEDMAS

Brackets
Exponents
Division
Multiplication
Addition
Subtraction


Similar but you also had D and M switched
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Old Dec 12, 2008 | 07:48 AM
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Originally Posted by MikeyCB,Dec 12 2008, 11:36 AM
Well now that's not even right!

it's BEDMAS
Crazy Canadian math
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Old Dec 12, 2008 | 08:02 AM
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Parenthesis and brackets are the same thing

Multiplication and division can be done in either order.

Therefore, BEDMAS = PEMDAS
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Old Dec 12, 2008 | 08:06 AM
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i love lamp
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Old Dec 12, 2008 | 08:30 AM
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Darn, I got here too late.

Good advice so far.
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Old Dec 12, 2008 | 08:57 AM
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I think Mikey is having a little fun. Plus, I looked at my post and I had addition BEFORE subtraction; I think that's wrong too.

I need to brush up.
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Old Dec 12, 2008 | 09:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Incubus,Dec 12 2008, 12:57 PM
I think Mikey is having a little fun.
I'm in math nerd mode. No humor or common sense under mode.
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Old Dec 12, 2008 | 09:57 AM
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math is hard.
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Old Dec 12, 2008 | 10:05 AM
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Seriously. I took Alg.2 in HS, then had to RE-take it in College. Thank god I'm on to Stats next semester. I actually like that shit (kinda)
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