Comments by "Toby" (@toby9999) on "Can you solve this equation?" video.

  1. Not really. There is only one solution.
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  2. X=0 was an obvious solution by observation, but I was wondering what the catch would be?
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  3. ​​ @ndeleonn Well, it's very common to lose fast memory recall, etc. as we age. I'm 65. I can feel it. I'm nowhere near as sharp as I was at age 20. And it's not through inactivety. I've been a sofware developer for 28 years.
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  4. ​ @jstnxprsn We need the rules and the understanding.
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  5. ​ @RobertCToews How? The obvious solution was 0, just from observation. And since the equation was linear, only one solution.
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  6. ​​ @Spacemonkeymojo It's basic multiplation. 0 × 5 = 0. X must be 0. Give some basic algebraic realignment, this becomes obvious.
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  7. So, in your school there were no maths lessons? This type of thing (algebra) is usually taught at age 13 or 14.
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