1 It is the multiplicative identity for integers, real numbers, and complex numbers. It is neither prime nor composite 1 raised to any number is 1. Is considered a highest honor. 1 is #1! 1.61803398874989484820… AKA phi Φ It is the “Golden Ratio” It is found by dividing a line into two parts, so that…

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Math uses rules that are made up to determine relationships and create models. Most math teaching rarely focuses on the understanding of math concepts. Instead, students are taught to memorize formulas, which is very tedious. This approach is also lost if these formulas are not used often. Math should be a way of thinking. It…

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Accepting that some numbers are not real is hard. In math, the definition of a real number is any number that represents a quantity along a continuous line. Real numbers can be positive or negative. So if a negative number is real, how could one actually possess -5 dollars? It is easy to imagine a…

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