Arkouda@lemmy.ca to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · edit-22 days agoA - ( B x C ) + ( D x E ) = A - ( B x C ) - ( D x E ) if A > B + C + D + Emessage-squaremessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down129file-text
arrow-up1-25arrow-down1message-squareA - ( B x C ) + ( D x E ) = A - ( B x C ) - ( D x E ) if A > B + C + D + EArkouda@lemmy.ca to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · edit-22 days agomessage-square22fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareAbouBenAdhem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-21 day agoIf it helps to conceptualize, you can always replace subtraction and division with these equivalents without affecting the order: a - b = a + -b = a + (-1*b) and a / b = a * b-1 = a * (1/b)
If it helps to conceptualize, you can always replace subtraction and division with these equivalents without affecting the order:
a - b
= a + -b
= a + (-1*b)
and
a / b
= a * b-1
= a * (1/b)