Question

When are we ever going to use algebra in life?

Answer 1

http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/forgot_algebra.png

Answer 2

algebra -> trigonometry -> calculus -> engineering -> architecture -> world -> universe -> omniverse -> paranormal

Answer 3

I went to McDonalds
the bill was $3.37
I tried to give the cashier $5.12 and they couldn't understand why I wanted to give them the extra 12cents
so even for that job, a little math makes you look less stupid.

Answer 4

Mastering algebra allows you master future math related subjects, which allows you to graduate with a competitive degrees in many fields.

Answer 5

Yeah we need math but not algebra

Answer 6

math=algebra

Answer 7

No, when in life am i going to graph or find for x

Answer 8

Also, on a serious answer, if you never use it for anything at all, throughout your entire existence, you at least learned some abstraction. According to Mr. Piaget, having the sense of abstraction is very hard. Only acquired after years of study, and many times only as an undergrad or major. Think about the millienia that took humanity to develop the Cartesian plane, and the very simples abstraction of x = something else. Philosophically, that's both beautiful and hard to reach. Maybe you never have to find x, but learning is never wasted.

Answer 9

algebra is the most basic math...and by basic i mean fundamental...arithmetic even involves math

1 + 1 = x

Answer 10

x = 6!

Answer 11

righty-o!

Answer 12

Completing my non-sensical ramble, Aristophanes once said that high thoughts require a high language. We (and when I say we, I mean humanity) could only build all that we have and learned all that we did learn, by building abstractions. If you, some day in your life, take a Comp. Sci. course or an Engineering one, the professor will very likely talk a lot about abstractions, digital abstractions, data abstractions, small signal model, SR model, etc. The fact is, the stepping stone for all these abstractions is algebra. Maybe one day you will stop and think, "What does it really mean to say that x = y?" We are saying that two distinct things can represent multiple possibilities and, yet, they are equal, equivalent. We don't need to discretize all points on a line passing through the origin, y = x suffices. Can't you see how beatiful this is? We are talking about an infinity of points, and yet, for every single one of them y = x.

Answer 13

long explanation and mentioned a greek philosopher...he wins :p

Answer 14

Haha. Well, I recently finished my Epistemology work, so you can say I was still a bit inspired. Anyway, it's just ramble with bad Engrish.