Question

Idea to make the Math subject more reliable for anti-cheating: require users to edit any numbered variables in a question

EX:
Original question: What is the equation of the line that passes through (0, 3) and (7, 0)?

Modified anticheat question: What is the equation of the line that passes through (0, 2) and (8, 0)?

Pros:
- People won't be able to cheat with this as easily
- This will encourage far fewer direct answers

Cons:
- Difficult to enforce
- Impossible to tell if its just the original
- Edits that are far too different can make the work shown not be able to be put to use to fix

Answer 1

@ultrilliam How well do you think this would work as a rule?

Answer 2

I only see a number changed

Answer 3

@NemoEmo Ah, but the simple changing of a number can drastically change the results of an equation.

Answer 4

ok

Answer 5

I think it's an interesting idea, however it would be hard to enforce.

Answer 6

It is a nice idea but I don't think it is that easy to apply it .