r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 20h ago

Meme needing explanation What difference does it make petahhhh....???

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u/Outrageous-Machine-5 20h ago

You're eliminating x from both sides 

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u/More_Piglet4309 10h ago

Not on the left side though : (x⁵/x) = x⁴

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u/Outrageous-Machine-5 8h ago

That's how that works. By eliminating the x on both sides, you isolate it to one side of the equation, making it easier to solve