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Mathemagically Speaking, that is.
Maker of Heaven and Earth
And of all things [numerical]
Visible and Invisible
Therefore,
I believe in the
INVISIBLE ONE
a/k/a INVISIBLE 1
Now let me count the ways
using both Q's and A's
with basic arithmetic
word play
1Q:
The number 7 is a fraction,
what is the denominator?
1A:
The number 7 is the same as 7/1
where 1 is the invisible denominator
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2Q:
If the term 5x has a coefficient of 5
and the term -13x has a coefficient of -13
Then what is the co-efficient of x?
2A:
The term x is the same as 1x
where 1 is the invisible co-efficient
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3Q:
If the term 10 to the third power
has an exponent of 3
and the term 10 to the second power
has an exponent of 2
then what is true about
the single solitary number 10?
3A:
The number 10
has an invisible exponent = 1
to wit:
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FootnotesThe first image is from here.
The second image is from there.
From the Lewis Carroll Bible of Oliverio-isms:
Invisible is the most important word
that is invisible to the vocabulary
of math teachers.
From the book of Inverted Pythagorean Quotes:
Mathematics is the music of the Gods.
If anyone is interested in making a math teacher
lose his invisibility, please contact this website.
Thank you for reading all of the above.
Mrs. CarPeo should be grateful that
at the Virginia Math Convention where
I extolled the virtues of the "Invisible 1"
I did not get to know personally any
of the ten very attractive women
who were in the audience and
wished I had done otherwise.
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