Poll: How would you write this mathematical term?

[Chaotic42]

Just curious. My new teacher wants some funky (in my opinion) formatting for our math homework.

Which would you say is the best?

Here are the finalists:

math.jpg

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

How would you write this mathematical term?

VERY carefully

 

[Anubis]

A or B

 

[Yossarian]

I thought it was incorrect to have a radical in the denominator at all.

 

[Heisenberg]

C or D. Probably C.

 

[Random Variable]

Your teacher sounds completely anal.

 

[Chaotic42]

Ok, I added two more. I wasn't thinking about those when I did it originally.

 

[Jassi]

I was always taught not to put the square root term in the denominator. So, my choice is none of the above. Multiply by x^(.5) and get that out of the denominator.

 

[amol]

oops voted wrong one

 

[Random Variable]

e

 

[Kenazo]

Probably E or F. The X/2 or 1/2X usually isn't that big of a deal.

 

[JetBlack69]

F

 

[ActuaryTm]

And what course might this be that requires such constraint?

 

[bootymac]

E or F

I was taught that radicals shouldn't be in the denominator

 

[ts3433]

E or F (I voted F). You generally don't want radicals, negative exponents, or fractional exponents in the denominator (at least if you're in high school/this is for AcaDec).

 

[pennylane]

5 - 1 = 4 = D

 

[acemcmac]

keep hawking loogies until you get a red or green one and spit on the HW..... that'll teach her for nerfing your education

 

[KingNothing]

Based on the fact that you must be in high school, I'm guessing E or F. In highschool they always whine about no square root term in the denominator.

 

[UncleWai]

The answer is F, Bob.

 

[RadeonGuy]

That Could Be A New Use For AnAndTech help with your math homework

 

[ActuaryTm]

Originally posted by: RadeonGuy
That Could Be A New Use For AnAndTech help with your math homework

As you've just recently joined, you obviously are unaware that this is unfortunately a regular occurrence in Off Topic.

 

[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: KingNothing
Based on the fact that you must be in high school

I'm curious, where did you find enough information to say that it's a fact I'm in high school?

 

[Shooters]

I would probably use C).

I only say that because as an engineer, it's easier for me to see coefficients separate from variables and I couldn't care less if there is a fractional exponent in the denominator.

Another option would be to to get rid of the variable (and denominator for that matter) in the second term all together:

(1/2)x + 3x^(1/2) - 9x^(-1/2)

 

[KingNothing]

Originally posted by: Chaotic42

Originally posted by: KingNothing
Based on the fact that you must be in high school

I'm curious, where did you find enough information to say that it's a fact I'm in high school?

The sample terms you listed, and the fact that a teacher is worried about the way a square root is written.

I suppose you could be in college as an education major, having the anal retentive methods of the current generation of teachers passed on to you.

 

[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: KingNothing
The sample terms you listed, and the fact that a teacher is worried about the way a square root is written.

I suppose you could be in college as an education major, having the anal retentive methods of the current generation of teachers passed on to you.

It was just an example. I'm in Calculus 2. I didn't feel like writing out integrals and summations and crap.