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  • In answer to your question, "P over Q equals b to the x over b to the y".
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[nq:1]How to read this simple math equation?[/nq]
Please don't post messages with attachments. Put it on a web page and post a link to the image file. This is not a "binaries" newsgroup.

In answer to your question, "P over Q equals b to the x over b to the y".
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Spehro Pefhany

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[nq:1]How to read this simple math equation?[/nq]
0 = 0
M.J.Powell
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[nq:1]In answer to your question, "P over Q equals b to the x over b to the y".[/nq]
Couldn't your sentence be interpreted two ways? Is it (x over b) to the y power, or is it x over (b to the y power)

Dena Jo
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[nq:2]In answer to your question, "P over Q equals b to the x over b to the y".[/nq]
[nq:1]Couldn't your sentence be interpreted two ways? Is it (x over b) to the y power, or is it x over (b to the y power)[/nq]
Here in Britain we always favour the Third Way:
(b to the x) over (b to the y)
Matti
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[nq:1]Here in Britain we always favour the Third Way: (b to the x) over (b to the y)[/nq]
That's probably what it was, not having seen the original myself.

Thank you, Matti!

Dena Jo
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[nq:2]Here in Britain we always favour the Third Way: (b to the x) over (b to the y)[/nq]
[nq:1]That's probably what it was, not having seen the original myself. Thank you, Matti![/nq]
No, thank YOU, Deej! I was only too grateful to have been of some slight service in the matter.
By the way, do you think you could get me into this Axis of Politeness ***?
Matti
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[nq:1]By the way, do you think you could get me into this Axis of Politeness ***?[/nq]
It would be my absolute pleasure!

Dena Jo
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[nq:2]Couldn't your sentence be interpreted two ways? Is it (x ... or is it x over (b to the y power)[/nq]
[nq:1]Here in Britain we always favour the Third Way: (b to the x) over (b to the y) Matti[/nq]
Not really. Precedence of operators.
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Matti Lamprhey filted:
[nq:2]Couldn't your sentence be interpreted two ways? Is it (x ... or is it x over (b to the y power)[/nq]
[nq:1]Here in Britain we always favour the Third Way: (b to the x) over (b to the y)[/nq]
Having not seen the original until just now, I wasn't sure how the fractions were being expressed (I see it's the "domino" character), but a "fourth way" would involve
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[nq:2]By the way, do you think you could get me into this Axis of Politeness ***?[/nq]
[nq:1]It would be my absolute pleasure![/nq]
I too would like to be a member. (Did I miss any commas there?)

But I'm afraid we have a bit of a problem. Well, I have a problem, actually. I have been signing my posts DJ, not realizing that you are also referred to as DJ.
Well, as my first Offi

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