User:Oxguy3/My Name is Tenerence Love math

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See also Talk:Rap Song#New_Math

While many have tried to solve the math problem presented during the R&B break in Rap Song, there is no widely agreed upon solution. I'd like to put an end to the confusion. (note: for sake of sanity, let x = MyNameisTenerenceLove)

Before we can solve this problem, we first must decide upon a written form to use. One of the most obvious and feasible forms of the equation is \frac{x+x}x = x + r3. However, to actually solve this equation, we must put the remainder in a mathematical representation. A remainder actually means \frac {remainder} {denominator of original division}. Therefore, we can change the equation to \frac{x+x}x = x + \frac 3 x.

Now, let's do math! I'll just simplify this equation step by step (yes I know I didn't do this very efficiently):

Equation Notes
\frac{x+x}x = x + \frac 3 x Starting equation
\frac{2x}x = x + \frac 3 x Simplified x + x to 2x
2 = x + \frac 3 x Canceled out xs in the fraction on the left
2 - x =\frac 3 x Subtracted x
\frac 1 {2 - x} =\frac x 3 Inversed equation (put everything to the power of − 1)
1\times3 = x(2-x) Cross-multiplied the fractions
3 = 2x − x2 Multiplied both sides out
0 = − x2 + 2x − 3 Arranged into standard form
x = \frac {-2 \pm \sqrt{2^2-4(-1)(-3)}}{2(-1)} Plugged into quadratic formula
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