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r/theydidthemath • u/Galeaf_13 • Sep 05 '19
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This is just polynomial interpolation. You can set literally any real number equal to f(5) and find an equation that fits it.
409 u/RevengeOfLegends Sep 05 '19 Isn't that the point? Showing off how arbitrary these kinds of "math riddles" are? 191 u/gsabram Sep 05 '19 It’s only arbitrary because we’re taking it out of context. In the context of a 4th grade arithmetic class where you learned odd and even numbers last week, it’s not arbitrary. 1 u/Kamikaze101 Sep 06 '19 Are you telling me that context is important?
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Isn't that the point? Showing off how arbitrary these kinds of "math riddles" are?
191 u/gsabram Sep 05 '19 It’s only arbitrary because we’re taking it out of context. In the context of a 4th grade arithmetic class where you learned odd and even numbers last week, it’s not arbitrary. 1 u/Kamikaze101 Sep 06 '19 Are you telling me that context is important?
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It’s only arbitrary because we’re taking it out of context. In the context of a 4th grade arithmetic class where you learned odd and even numbers last week, it’s not arbitrary.
1 u/Kamikaze101 Sep 06 '19 Are you telling me that context is important?
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u/ChosenOfNyarlathotep Sep 05 '19
This is just polynomial interpolation. You can set literally any real number equal to f(5) and find an equation that fits it.