Mathematics…ugh! Just reading this word will solicit a shudder and grimace on our faces. Quadratic equations, trigonometry, calculus, algebra, statistics, Pythagoras Theorem…the list goes on and on. It still brings back spine-chilling and scary memories for many of us when re-living those days as fifth-formers. We needed to struggle in cold sweat through these strange mathematical theories in order to pass our examinations.
Maths made more sense as we grew older as only then we would begin to appreciate its usefulness and its place in our lives. As students, we did not seem to have an affinity and love for maths. Although teachers of the 1960s, 1970s and the 1980s were an extremely dedicated bunch, somehow this subject still seemed to bewilder and was an enigma. Could it be that we had teachers who were unable to devise and craft the beauty of numbers when the school system was being used as a production line to produce as many achievers as possible? Whatever the reasons, most of us never appreciated the science of numbers. It was just another school subject to pass in order to get our certificates.
Just imagine, without mathematics mankind would not have the technology to land on the moon. Neither would we have all the gadgets so ubiquitous present in our lives today i.e. from all our personal computers and mobile phones devices to the internet. All of mankind’s technological progress is built on the science of mathematics.
Take some time and ponder for a moment to marvel and be dazzled by the beauty and symmetry of mathematics being splendidly demonstrated here.
Maths made more sense as we grew older as only then we would begin to appreciate its usefulness and its place in our lives. As students, we did not seem to have an affinity and love for maths. Although teachers of the 1960s, 1970s and the 1980s were an extremely dedicated bunch, somehow this subject still seemed to bewilder and was an enigma. Could it be that we had teachers who were unable to devise and craft the beauty of numbers when the school system was being used as a production line to produce as many achievers as possible? Whatever the reasons, most of us never appreciated the science of numbers. It was just another school subject to pass in order to get our certificates.
Just imagine, without mathematics mankind would not have the technology to land on the moon. Neither would we have all the gadgets so ubiquitous present in our lives today i.e. from all our personal computers and mobile phones devices to the internet. All of mankind’s technological progress is built on the science of mathematics.
Take some time and ponder for a moment to marvel and be dazzled by the beauty and symmetry of mathematics being splendidly demonstrated here.
1 x 8 + 1 = 9
12 x 8 + 2 = 98
123 x 8 + 3 = 987
1234 x 8 + 4 = 9876
12345 x 8 + 5 = 98765
123456 x 8 + 6 = 987654
1234567 x 8 + 7 = 9876543
12345678 x 8 + 8 = 98765432
123456789 x 8 + 9 = 987654321
1 x 1 = 1
11 x 11 = 121
111 x 111 = 12321
1111 x 1111 = 1234321
11111 x 11111 = 123454321
111111 x 111111 = 12345654321
1111111 x 1111111 = 1234567654321
11111111 x 11111111 = 123456787654321
111111111 x 111111111= 12345678987654321
12 x 8 + 2 = 98
123 x 8 + 3 = 987
1234 x 8 + 4 = 9876
12345 x 8 + 5 = 98765
123456 x 8 + 6 = 987654
1234567 x 8 + 7 = 9876543
12345678 x 8 + 8 = 98765432
123456789 x 8 + 9 = 987654321
1 x 1 = 1
11 x 11 = 121
111 x 111 = 12321
1111 x 1111 = 1234321
11111 x 11111 = 123454321
111111 x 111111 = 12345654321
1111111 x 1111111 = 1234567654321
11111111 x 11111111 = 123456787654321
111111111 x 111111111= 12345678987654321
1 x 9 + 2 = 11
12 x 9 + 3 = 111
123 x 9 + 4 = 1111
1234 x 9 + 5 = 11111
12345 x 9 + 6 = 111111
123456 x 9 + 7 = 1111111
1234567 x 9 + 8 = 11111111
12345678 x 9 + 9 = 111111111
123456789 x 9 +10= 1111111111
9 x 9 + 7 = 88
98 x 9 + 6 = 888
987 x 9 + 5 = 8888
9876 x 9 + 4 = 88888
98765 x 9 + 3 = 888888
987654 x 9 + 2 = 8888888
9876543 x 9 + 1 = 88888888
98765432 x 9 + 0 = 888888888
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