Re: I hate to ask, but

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From: Virgil
Date: Fri, 03 Nov 2006 03:26

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In article <12klakh5n2m6764@corp.supernews.com>,
 Clois Beckwith <Cherock@ev1.net> wrote:

> I just missed a Question that was put in this form:
> 
> 5 @ 3
> (L + K) (L - K)
> 
> What does the @ symbol mean? and doesn't the L+K and the L-K cancel
> each other out?
> 
> Someone told me that you just multiply 5*3 to get 15, that is the
> answer. Is this correct?
> 
> I know this sounds simple, but I am stumped.......Any help you can
> provide on this interpretation would be appreciated. Thanks, Clois

The @ is probaby just a bad attempt at a multiplication symbol.
5 * 3 is the more common notation.

And (4 + 1) (4 - 1) is probably what is meant by (L + K) (L - K).

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