fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 6 months agoHey there gamersmander.xyzimagemessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up1725arrow-down15
arrow-up1720arrow-down1imageHey there gamersmander.xyzfossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square23fedilink
minus-squarebisby@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down1·6 months agoI had the same reaction originally though, because I feel like I had seen this previously as just “bending” the list of 1-100 in half. 1+2+3+4+...+49+50 100+99+98+97+...+52+51 = 101+101+101+... 101 * 50. So you have to do a bit more thinking to define your equation but the equation takes you straight to S instead of 2S. And since the meme just has + ... instead of showing where the end of the list was, I see how one could easily mix up the 2 approaches.
I had the same reaction originally though, because I feel like I had seen this previously as just “bending” the list of 1-100 in half.
101 * 50.
So you have to do a bit more thinking to define your equation but the equation takes you straight to S instead of 2S.
And since the meme just has
+ ...instead of showing where the end of the list was, I see how one could easily mix up the 2 approaches.