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Re:Why won’t anyone teach me math? by FredPret on Friday February 11, 2022 @12:05PM (#30303842)
> I have never needed to factor a quadratic equation

I think this very much depends on what you end up specializing in. I bet a lot of the code we write every day has a dependency buried somewhere where all sorts of equations end up getting factored.

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Re:Why won’t anyone teach me math? by andrewprock on Friday February 11, 2022 @02:23PM (#30305891)
Yes, saying "I have never needed to factor a quadratic equation" is akin to saying "I have never needed to fly on an airplane".

Both statements can be true, but neither negates the utility of the activity.

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