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Homework question:
Expand ##(a+b)^n##
( a +
...b)^n
( a +
b)^n
...
( a +
b)^n
I tried to Tex the joke but it shrinks the spaces. Supposedly the parenthesis just gets wider and a, b get farther appart.
Expand ##(a+b)^n##
( a +
...b)^n
( a +
b)^n
...
( a +
b)^n
I tried to Tex the joke but it shrinks the spaces. Supposedly the parenthesis just gets wider and a, b get farther appart.
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$$(a+b)^n$$WWGD said:
$$(a \quad + \quad b)^n$$
$$(a \quad \quad + \quad \quad b)^n$$
You can use "\," "\;" "\quad" to get spaces of different sizes.
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Honey, I Shrunk the Kids:
Homework question:Expand (a+b)^n a+b)^na+b)^n...(a+b)^nI tried to Tex the joke but it shrinks the spaces. Supposedly the parenthesis just gets wider and a, b get farther appart(a+b)^n(a \quad + \quad b)^n(a \quad \quad + \quad \quad b)^n You can use "\," "\;" "\quad" to get spaces of different sizes
Homework question:Expand (a+b)^n a+b)^na+b)^n...(a+b)^nI tried to Tex the joke but it shrinks the spaces. Supposedly the parenthesis just gets wider and a, b get farther appart(a+b)^n(a \quad + \quad b)^n(a \quad \quad + \quad \quad b)^n You can use "\," "\;" "\quad" to get spaces of different sizes
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Thank $$"\quad"$$ you. I guess the joke is ruined.DrGreg said:
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WWGD said:
I'll see your expand and raise:
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Q: How do you get a solution of a quadratic equation?
A: Pour acid over it.
A: Pour acid over it.
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... and they said quintics weren't solvable ...DrGreg said:
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If the problem looks unsolvable then your base is not strong enough.
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DrGreg said:
Are quadratrics basic enough for that?
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WWGD said:
And never give anyone the PIN number for your ATM machine card.
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Yes, I remember feeling attracted to this woman working in a bank when she made reference in our conversation to the PIN -- not PIN number.George Jones said:
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What's the name of Max Planck's son?
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George Jones said:
Does the ATM machine use an LCD display? Or does it use LED diodes? Are the instructions available in PDF format? If you have to buy one, does it have a UPC code? Or just an ISBN number?
Oh, and please RSVP.
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Karl and Erwin.GiriBang said:
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P stands for plaisir, not please.Vanadium 50 said:
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GiriBang said:
Wrong! It's Quantum Physics!fresh_42 said:
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SVP= S'Il Vous Plait.fresh_42 said:
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And plait comes from plaisir. "If it pleases you." What a pity that English degenerated it from "if it pleases you" to "please". In any case, "il plait" isn't please, although they once might have been of the same origin.WWGD said:
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If it pleases you and please have two different meanings. Apart from that it is a different language.
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That's why bakeries don't make more money when making profit-erols, Fresh. Maybe not the best analogy but It doesn't break down that way. But now I'm hungry.
Moderator's note: I have moved the interesting discussion of French expressions to
https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/french-expressions.988527/
https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/french-expressions.988527/
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That's futile, it will just evolve into science jokes.DrClaude said:
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Yes, but they'll be in French, so ... eh.Keith_McClary said: