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Decimal base? Of course... (Posted on 2012-02-13)

10+10 = 2 x 11 is a "true" statement.
How come?

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Base 0

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(In reply to .. or .. by Steve Herman)

In any base, the last digit is always the ones place. Therefore, the equation in base 0 is 0+0=2*1, which is false.

Posted by Math Man on 2012-02-13 22:00:15

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