• Mango@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    Back when I had to enter math answers into a computer, it would count me wrong for sight deviations on a right answer. If I had a random space bar or whatever it was wrong. I can’t imagine a computer checking for an answer like this. What the fuck am I even looking at!?

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      7 months ago

      It’s some sort of alternating harmonic series, it looks like Gregory’s series as a base multiplied by sub junk and obfuscated for an undergrad homework problem to me.

      • MeetInPotatoes@lemmy.ml
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        7 months ago

        Undergrad what though? lol. I don’t even know if this is calc, trig, algebra, physics, or just quick maffs. What am I even looking at though?

        n/m googled it, but ok, yeah… I’ll just stick to saying that stats was hard.

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          7 months ago

          It looks like an alternating series, so It’s likely from a physics class involving electrostatic or maybe control systems. It also could be from a later calculus class where you’re first introduced to alternating series like Taylor or Leibniz.

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    7 months ago

    Considering the complexity of the correct answer, I wonder how many people actually got that correct.

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      7 months ago

      Not only correct, but also entered in the right syntax and form with correct derivative nuance for the slight possibility of Pearson’s mymathlab to maybe not tell you to go fuck yourself.