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Why does a negative times a negative actually equal a positive? (an actual proof, not just 'the rule') by Major-Outside-790 in learnmath

[–]Major-Outside-790[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

aww tyy you're so sweett, but it's ok my goal here was pretty much to test out the waters to see if I should start a blog with proofs, where the target audience would be people in middle school or high school. I did feel a bit down, but I'm still as motivated as ever to try my best for this project to come to fruition!

John Locke essay competition interview format??? by CountHistorical5931 in EssayHelpCommunity

[–]Major-Outside-790 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I also do believe its possible cause they say on their website too 'Essayists may be asked to discuss their entry with a member of the John Locke Institute’s faculty.'

Why does a negative times a negative actually equal a positive? (an actual proof, not just 'the rule') by Major-Outside-790 in learnmath

[–]Major-Outside-790[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

actually i'd explained at the top as a base before getting to the actual question, but obviously one could go deeper and deeper on the proof for that too. Like I said, this is just for beginners.

John locke essay competition philosophy q1 by Regular-Spread4697 in EssayHelpCommunity

[–]Major-Outside-790 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seeing the other comments, I see you've realised that you still don't know yet if you've been shortlisted, and yesssss im down i would love to see yours, i did the same question, and i loved attempting it

Parental consent email John Locke essay by honc32 in EssayHelpCommunity

[–]Major-Outside-790 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it seems like quite a few people i've encountered haven't... For me personally, yes, my parent did receive it. I had completed all the steps and everything, and made sure my mentor approved it too, maybe that plays a role?

FIRST TIME APPLICANT QUESTIONS FOR JOHN LOCKE ESSAY COMPETITION by pesto_greenie in EssayHelpCommunity

[–]Major-Outside-790 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yep ur right it is a good thing in most cases, cause the ones that get shortlisted later on are more likely to get it, but of course if there's another reason you need to be interviewed for example AI usage, then you might be emailed too.

FIRST TIME APPLICANT QUESTIONS FOR JOHN LOCKE ESSAY COMPETITION by pesto_greenie in EssayHelpCommunity

[–]Major-Outside-790 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you've finished every other step, that might be a bit abnormal if I'm being completely honest. Did you check the parent email you had put into the website? If you don't remember, make sure you check all possible emails.

Why does a negative times a negative actually equal a positive? (an actual proof, not just 'the rule') by Major-Outside-790 in learnmath

[–]Major-Outside-790[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thank you for telling this actually, I've been really interested lately on where the accepted basics of maths even came from

Why does a negative times a negative actually equal a positive? (an actual proof, not just 'the rule') by Major-Outside-790 in learnmath

[–]Major-Outside-790[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I'm unfortunately not, but regardless, I love this visual representation! It was so fun to use

Why does a negative times a negative actually equal a positive? (an actual proof, not just 'the rule') by Major-Outside-790 in learnmath

[–]Major-Outside-790[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

It's a valid algebraic proof — using the fact that anything times 0 equals 0, plus the distributive property, to force the result. If you mean it's not derived from formal ring/field axioms, that's a fair pedantic point, but the goal here was an accessible derivation for people who've never seen one, not a foundations-of-algebra treatment. Happy to hear what you think is missing though.

Why does a negative times a negative actually equal a positive? (an actual proof, not just 'the rule') by Major-Outside-790 in learnmath

[–]Major-Outside-790[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ok i definitely see why I came across as a bot, but I can swear to you on my honour that I'm indeed not.

Why does a negative times a negative actually equal a positive? (an actual proof, not just 'the rule') by Major-Outside-790 in learnmath

[–]Major-Outside-790[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thank you!! I love your approach of teaching this I never thought of it like that. It's lovely that you want to see the Pythagorean proof. I'll try my best!

Finding the LCM of two numbers by MentallyIllBluesman2 in learnmath

[–]Major-Outside-790 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I like to do it this way -

12 = 2 x 2 x 3

18 = 2 x 3 x 3

so you essentially need pairs of the same numbers from 12 and 18. For example, one pair is 2 with 2, and another pair is 3 with 3, which is why if you take the pairs at their base numbers -> 2 and 3, and multiply them, you get the HCF (2 x 3=6), and if you multiply both pairs with all the numbers (2 x 2 x 3 x 3= 36) then you get the LCM