• Lopen's Left Arm@sh.itjust.works
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    1
    ·
    11 months ago

    No, what I’m explaining to you is the facts behind what every calculator with any modicum of computing power will tell you, namely that 2(2+2) is identical to 2×(2+2).

      • Lopen's Left Arm@sh.itjust.works
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        1
        ·
        11 months ago

        Yeah, kind of. The crappier calculator is the one generating the incorrect answer. Any calculator with any real level of oomph behind it can parse this correctly to get the correct answer, 16.

    • Globulart@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      edit-2
      11 months ago

      Dude take it from someone with a maths degree. You’re entirely wrong and the answer is 1, being confidently incorrect is a bad look.

      The first thing you do is resolve terms and 2(2+2) is one term and should be resolved first.

      The answer is categorically not 16. It’s not a debate, it’s a question with a right answer, and yours isn’t it.

      2(2+2) absolutely is an equivalent of 2x, where x=2+2