JOURNAL ARTICLE

Magic ALGECADABRA!

  • Published In: Brainspace, 2023. P. 17 1 of 2

  • Database: Education Source Ultimate 2 of 2

Abstract

The article offers information on algebraic tricks and puzzles, demonstrating a specific algebraic exercise that leads to a surprising and consistent result. It further discusses that by performing the given algebraic steps with any three-digit number in decreasing order; the final outcome will always be 1,089. The explanation lies in the algebraic representation of the numbers and the properties of subtraction and addition.

Additional Information

  • Source:Brainspace. 2023/08, p17
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Mathematics
  • Publication Date:2023
  • ISSN:22918930
  • Accession Number:165095881

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