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Weird then that's in in Maths textbooks isn't it π
Says another person who can't tell the difference between a(b+c) and a(bc) π
Knowing how to read Maths textbooks is a problem?? π I can assure you that all my students have this same "problem"
It does if you have different expressions, such as 8/2(1+3) and 8/2x(1+3)
B 8/2(1+3)=8/(2+6)=8/8
E
DM 8/8=1
AS
B 8/2x(1+3)=8/2x4
E
DM 8/2x4=4x4=16
AS
Different expressions, different order of evaluation, same rules of Maths (both following BEDMAS here) resulting in the different evaluations of the different expressions π
If you can simplify before distributing - and the PDFs you spam say you can - then there is no difference. You made it the fuck up.
2(n)^2^ is 2n^2^ whether n=a+b or n=a*b=ab. If you want to square the 2, that's (2n)^2^.
It's not about the multiply sign, or grouping, or division. You fooled yourself into saying 2=1.