Re: Math is torture !

Devan L wrote:

> > An example of Mathematical torture would be a Procrustean stretch
> >
> > x' = ax
> > y' = y/a.
>
> What is supposed to be solved for?

Nothing. It is a transformation of the plane: x becomes ax, y becomes
y/a. It's a joke, look up Procrustes in a classical dictionary.

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