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Originally Posted by Titan
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if people are really interested in this crap you should check out the physicsforum post on this
I like this one
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The general consensus among math people is that "multiplication by juxtaposition" (that is, multiplying by just putting things next to each other, rather than using the "×" sign) indicates that the juxtaposed values must be multiplied together before processing other operations.But not all software is programmed this way, and sometimes teachers view things differently. If in doubt, ask! - http://www.purplemath.com/modules/orderops2.htm
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this indicates the correct answer is 2 not 288
http://www.physicsforums.com/showthr...=488334&page=6