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Originally Posted by e of pi
But, as a student of Algebra II, heading into discrete math by way of testing out of Geometry, what does the new part of mine mean? I'm not sure if I should be offended or not.
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the english major takes a stab at it: that "e of pi" is considered an "irrational" number, and proving said number irrational is an exercise left to the student. Sort of like how many angels can sit on the head of a pin: calculate area of pin P, calculate area of angels' arses A, divide. the actual math is left as an exercise for the student. (roughly paraphrased from Heinlein's
Friday)