ok here is the answer. a = b => a-b = 0. cuz 0 times anything is still 0 from (a-b)(a+b) = b(a-b), a+b may or may not = b in one case, a+b = b is true if a and b are 0. if b is 0, 2b = b is true. however, you can't get rid of b from the equation to get 2 = 1 cuz b is 0 and divided by 0 is not allowed. it took me the whole day to figure it out.
You're trying to hard, turn up the critical analysis meter and you'll see it's already busted on the second line: a = b a2 = ab You might be mistaking a2 for a^2. In this case, a and b can be any number. The only way for this formula to be true is if a AND b both = 2. The next 2 formulas are correct, and then the rest are totally bogus. AS FOR THE INTERVIEW: Thanks for the update. It's fun speculating, and that's all we can do as fans. But it's nice to here some insight from inside the organization to base it on. Interesting stuff about tracking Yao on the high/low post. I'll assume they judge efficiency on team fg%, but that's just a total guess on my part. Also interesting to hear his opinion on Francis, I hope he gets a chance too.
Really nice recap, as stated, really great for ua out-of-towners. Also nice that he pointed out that the team is 6-1. Don't shake the baby til the baby needs shakin'.
The point was that the trade can't be evaluated until Gay matures, or in Morey's standards, 4/5 years - the length of a rookie contract. It had nothing to do with how much Gay would demand.
No, a2 is meant to be a^2. Otherwise, none of the steps makes sense. This is a basic algebraic rule: xY = xZ => Y = Z only if x doesn't equal 0 That condition wasn't met, so the 5th line was incorrect. Now, let's focus people!
Well that's what I pointed out as the misdirection. My point is if you take it as it is, then you can automatically solve what a and b are on the second line.
ok, i am joking a little bit. here is the right answer. in the original signature. a2 means a^2 and 2a means 2 * a. the answer is: if a = 0, then the problem occurs at the transition from 2b = b to 2 = 1 if a != 0, then the problem occurs at the transition from (a-b)(a+b) = b(a-b) to a+b = b. you can't divide any number by zero.
Cutting in hoops is like running pass routes in football. You have to discipline yourself to keep doing it the 25 times you don't get the ball, to keep the defense honest and to be in position when you finally get it. It's hard.
You can simplify it further. Even if a = 0, the problem still occurs at (a-b)(a+b) = b(a-b) => a+b=b, because from the first line we know that a-b=0.
how did this turn into everyone trying to figure out how to solve the equations, they obviously dont all make sense with each other.
You're right, TMac is starting to get some nice cuts. I expect he'll improve on that throughout the season, too, but of course the ball is going to be in his hands a very large percentage of the time. I expected Battier to make more cuts than he has. I don't know if that's part of Adelman's plan or what. As long as Rafer and Chuck are on the team, though, Battier is going to have to do more on offense than just spot up behind the arc. Mike James and Luther need to take advantage of some of those easy baskets, too. If we can get these three guys consistently cutting, the offense is going to look a lot different.
Man, its nice to hear something you've been contemplating from someone in the organization. I thought this was the main reason Yao was having problems in the high post. He can't pass to the cutter if there are no cutters.
the transition from (a-b)(a+b) = b(a-b) to a+b = b doesn't mean you need to divide by a-b. you can get it w/o dividing by 0. since a=0, so we have b=0. therefore, a+b=0. so we have a+b=b.
