The Christmas Equation
I recently posted the following on this year's FPM Piazza forum.
Hi everyone,
I saw this a few years ago on QI, and found another version on the web at
http://mathandmultimedia.com/2014/12/02/merry-christmas-equation/
If we are told that
y=ln(xm−sa)r2
multiplying by r2 gives
yr2=ln(xm−sa).
Then taking e to the power of both sides gives
eyr2=xm−sa,
and multiplying both sides by m gives
meyr2=x−msa,
which can be rewritten as
merry=x−mas.
(And a Happy New Year!)
Best wishes,
Dr Feinstein
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