Recent content by neurohype

Hmm, you're right. Thanks a lot for the reply by the way. I'll have to re-check my notes tonight (GMT-5 here so 7:28am) and see from the exact equations and not make them coincide like the ones I wrote off the bat above. I'll leave as unsolved for the moment but will add where I screwed up...

EDIT: If you're reading this and are still learning algebra basics, IGNORE this. I made a wrong assumption, thanks to MarkFL for pointing that out! So far, I was led by my own assumptions to believe that this: a1 $$\frac{1}{5} + \frac{y}{2} = 7$$ could be turned into this: a2 $$\frac{2}{10} +...

Sounds reassuring! Anyway, I'm planning on really investing myself in this so it might be less frightening than I expect. Thanks for your encouragement, very much appreciated.

Thanks! I'm under the impression I might often have questions that pop up, though. And yah, I'm glad I finally found the courage to getting myself back to it. I guess it's the thirties, I have to go back to uni and since I did my high school with easy maths (don't know how it works in Russia...

Wow! I am speechless. Okay, I know this might sound like I'm overreacting, but I've done 8 hours straight yesterday just so I could re-immerse myself good and there's so many "small rules" that I have to learn, many of which are not mentioned in my books because it's assumed I already know them...

[SOLVED] Inverse signs on both sides of an equation [Confusion] Hey everyone, I've just reinserted myself in maths after so many years, done a lot of review but I sometimes fall on small "glitches" between my test answers and the suggested answers in my textbook. I've been getting confused...