@[email protected] to Lemmy [email protected] • 7 months agoLet π = 5files.catbox.moeimagemessage-square131fedilinkarrow-up1831arrow-down117
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink4•7 months agoWhy are we upset by rounding to the nearest 5 for elementary schoolers when we round to 10 m/s/s for gravity in collegiate physics classes anyway?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink4•7 months agoIt’s not even a bad thing to do for quick mental calculations, if you know that you will overshoot. Multiplying by 5 is easy.
Why are we upset by rounding to the nearest 5 for elementary schoolers when we round to 10 m/s/s for gravity in collegiate physics classes anyway?
It’s not even a bad thing to do for quick mental calculations, if you know that you will overshoot. Multiplying by 5 is easy.