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minus-squarefunnystuff97@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 months agoIt makes more sense to me because, when binomials are taught, it’s usually in the form of a variable and a constant. E.G. a = x, b = 3: (x + 3)^2. When expanded, that’s usually x^2 + 6x + 9, and not x^2 + 9 + 6x.
minus-squareTheGreenGolem@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 months agoExactly, you are going to lower and lower powers. (Is power the word in English here?) ax², bx¹, cx⁰
It makes more sense to me because, when binomials are taught, it’s usually in the form of a variable and a constant.
E.G. a = x, b = 3: (x + 3)^2. When expanded, that’s usually x^2 + 6x + 9, and not x^2 + 9 + 6x.
Exactly, you are going to lower and lower powers. (Is power the word in English here?)
ax², bx¹, cx⁰