Editing an Equation
Solving a quadratic step by step, with each step labeled as a piece of writing advice.
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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2024-01-01-editing-an-equation/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)Transcript
x² + 5x = 2x² + 6 → "Cut redundant words." → 5x = x² + 6 → "Move information from subject to predicate." → 0 = x² − 5x + 6 → "Paraphrase sum as product." → 0 = (x − 3)(x − 2) → "Make subtext explicit." → x = 2 or 3 [A figure goes from "First Draft" (grumpy) to "Final Draft" (happy)]