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Things like "do not put formulas inline" and "plug in the numbers at the end, not the beginning", are very fuzzy when "inline formulas" doesnt make any sense and I did plug the numbers in at the end, the end was at the beginning because its very short. [[User:Pizza Puzzle|Pizza Puzzle]]
"inline" means that it is in the same line as an english description. Or, in other words, the formula is not on it's own, exclusive line. an example of an "inline formula" is:
Inline formula's, such as ''f(x) = x<sup>2</sup>+sin(x)'' is discouraged, unless the formula is small, trivial, and/or neccessary to describe a formula given above or below. It is especially discoraged to have multiple inline, or, more generally, in-paragraph formulas, esp. when a progression of steps is to be demonstrated by them, such as ''f(x) = x<sup>2</sup>+sin(x)'', followed by ''f'(x) = 2x+1''. The reason being that it is hard to read.
An example of a formula that is not inline is:
The following formula:
:''f(x) = x<sup>2</sup>+sin(x)''
is on a line by itself. It's derivative,
:''f'(x) = 2x+cos(x)''
is, as well. It is very easy to see this ''at-a-glance''. Notice how easy this is to read.
It is conventional to solve for the '''general solution''' first. That is, solve for variables such as ''x'' and ''y'', as opposed to constants which represent specific possibilities of their value. The reason being, that once one solves for the general solution (which involves the same steps, and is often more clear), one has solved for ''every'' specific solution. One merely "plugs in" numbers to one side of the equation, and the answer comes out the other.
At the ''beginning'' of your paragraph, you chose a specific value for x, which was 2. That is "plugging in" a number. So you plugged in a number before you solved the general equation. [[User:Kevin_baas]] 2003.06.26
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