Question

Solve for a(x+y) given that a is negative, (x+y) is positive, and
2ax^2+4axy+2ay^2-ax-ay=1

Answer 1

@satellite73 you want this one? :p

Answer 2

no

Answer 3

Aw, it isn't that bad.

Answer 4

have you noticed how the damned chat boxes sometimes cover up your post button ?

Answer 5

Yes, it is very annoying. I have to refresh whenever I want to post something.

Answer 6

who should we tell?

Answer 7

I don't know. I gave up with that quest.

Answer 8

there is a keyboard shortcut for Posting

Answer 9

really!? all this time and i didn't know it?
btw i think this problem might be easy

Answer 10

I was trying to hide the fact it was easy.

Answer 11

press <Tab> followed by <Enter>

Answer 12

I tried to find a mask for it that would make the problem scary.

Answer 13

or appear scary

Answer 14

i tried the tabbing thing
let me try again

Answer 15

omg @ganeshie8 genius

Answer 16

hi

Answer 17

I tabbed too much

Answer 18

in the past

Answer 19

that was what my problem was

Answer 20

holy unicorn freckles

Answer 21

yes, i drank a lot of that diet coca cola product too

Answer 22

used it to chase my blotter

Answer 23

I don't like aspartame

Answer 24

wait is that how you spell it

Answer 25

lsd?

Answer 26

ever since they told me they put that stuff in dead people it grossed me out

Answer 27

eeew

Answer 28

if you tab and enter all kinds of different stuff happens

Answer 29

this is great i am going to use it all the time

Answer 30

This problem?

Answer 31

not apartame?

Answer 32

aspartame
i assumed you were making a drug reference when you said you tabbed all the time

Answer 33

tab enter tab enter tab enter
last time i had this eye opener was when someone showed me to to find the latex so i could copy and paste

Answer 34

no i meant when I tried to do the whole tabbing thing gan mentioned i would tab too much at one time and that is why it never worked for me

Answer 35

i assumed i had to hit tab 4 times to get from equation to draw to attach file to post

Answer 36

ooh i see
i get \(-\frac{1}{2}\)?

Answer 37

The chat box blocking the post button >>
This is really only a temporary solution, but it always works.
I post a short little comment if I can, then I do any other answering from my profile, questions answered. I don't run into the problem there.

Answer 38

?

Answer 39

-1 is what i got

Answer 40

you sure?

Answer 41

I think let me do the problem again

Answer 42

i like my answer

Answer 43

tab enter lolololo

Answer 44

\[2a(x^2+2xy+y^2)-a(x+y)-1=0 \\ 2a(x+y)^2-a(x+y)-1=0 \\ a(x+y)=\frac{1 \pm \sqrt{1-4(2)(-1)}}{2(2)}=\frac{ 1 \pm \sqrt{9}}{4}=\frac{1+3}{4} \text{ or } \frac{1-3}{4}\]
a(x+y)=-2/4=-1/2

Answer 45

i forgot the 2 on bottom

Answer 46

I can't even make my problems anymore

Answer 47

you win @satellite73

Answer 48

lol i just hit tab, enter, and reported you!!

Answer 49

i tend to do tab-space

Answer 50

but sometimes that takes me to the ask a question box

Answer 51

I want to tab report you
let me see if i can figure this out

Answer 52

How many times you press tab? like 1000?

Answer 53

no once!
this report box came up
i duly filled it in, claiming that you were an evil twin, and sent it

Answer 54

tab space works too

Answer 55

"i tabbed, entered and got this!~"

Answer 56

oh wow

Answer 57

every damn thing works, who knew

Answer 58

I wanted to be an evil twin.

Answer 59

keep tabbing, you will be one

Answer 60

tab space simultaneous take you to feedback, whatever that is

Answer 61

i see it worked !

Answer 62

@ganeshie8 you shouldn't have game @satellite73 a magic wand. No telling what he will do with it.

Answer 63

gave*

Answer 64

tabbing in the chat box just sends you to the chat kernel lol

Answer 65

i got a twitter feed!!

Answer 66

tab entered with no text

Answer 67

now i get nothing
think i broke it

Answer 68

Maybe you tabbed into a virus

Answer 69

nah i am running linux, not viruses

Answer 70

the ebony virus maybe .... the ivory virus is just to ticklish

Answer 71

@amistre64 no ebola jokes

Answer 72

ooh you beat me to it, i knew it was going to be an ebola joke

Answer 73

::murmur::

Answer 74

ivory virus too ticklish? ho ho ho
i hear spike jones is making a comeback

Answer 75

nah, dead is dead ... theres no hope for spike

Answer 76

Oh no. I got a warning.

Answer 77

i got a notif that myin got a warning ...

Answer 78

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BavRrRNvz8g

Answer 79

a notif motif?

Answer 80

i spose its all those backlogs from days gone by :) wonder if the sites fixed yet or if this is just a weekend break

Answer 81

The site isn't completely fixed for me.

Answer 82

not nearly

Answer 83

emcormic had a meeting with preetha yesterday and were all going to be banned :)

Answer 84

Sounds fascinating.

Answer 85

good, them maybe i'll get some work done!

Answer 86

work = force times distance ... so i dont see that being possible ;)

Answer 87

more time to listen to spike jones, not to mention sleep
goodnight friends

Answer 88

It is still early.

Answer 89

bon giorno :)

Answer 90

:)

Answer 91

You sleep as much as my cat. Goodnight.

Answer 92

im glad i wasnt in THAT focus group

Answer 93

We can find a different group for you later.

Answer 94

... better be cupcakes ;)

Answer 95

You can not belong to a set of cupcakes.
But I suppose you could belong to a set of pretend cupcakes.

Answer 96

like easy bake food preparations .... sounds fair to me

Answer 97

Moderators are weird.