Beauty of Maths!

1 x 8 + 1 = 9
12 x 8 + 2 = 98
123 x 8 + 3 = 987
1234 x 8 + 4 = 9876
12345 x 8 + 5 = 98765
123456 x 8 + 6 = 987654
1234567 x 8 + 7 = 9876543
12345678 x 8 + 8 = 98765432
123456789 x 8 + 9 = 987654321

1 x 9 + 2 = 11
12 x 9 + 3 = 111
123 x 9 + 4 = 1111
1234 x 9 + 5 = 11111
12345 x 9 + 6 = 111111
123456 x 9 + 7 = 1111111
1234567 x 9 + 8 = 11111111
12345678 x 9 + 9 = 111111111
123456789 x 9 +10= 1111111111

9 x 9 + 7 = 88
98 x 9 + 6 = 888
987 x 9 + 5 = 8888
9876 x 9 + 4 = 88888
98765 x 9 + 3 = 888888
987654 x 9 + 2 = 8888888
9876543 x 9 + 1 = 88888888
98765432 x 9 + 0 = 888888888

Brilliant, isn't it?

And finally, take a look at this symmetry:

1 x 1 = 1
11 x 11 = 121
111 x 111 = 12321
1111 x 1111 = 1234321
11111 x 11111 = 123454321
111111 x 111111 = 12345654321
1111111 x 1111111 = 1234567654321
11111111 x 11111111 = 123456787654321
111111111 x 111111111=12345678987654321

did you cut and paste that? Or did you take the time to type it all out?

But yes, very cool.

"did you cut and paste that? Or did you take the time to type it all out? "

Only a virgo would think of that. Is this yet another Virg101 alias??

I'm a scorpio. And PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE don't drag me into all that mess!

Oh ok maybe not. I apologise jen. How did you dream up such a memorable username?

I have no imagination so I used my work phone extension- because I'm so clever.

That actually is pretty good. At least the imagination clicked in enough not to put in your pin number or something.

Yhah so you're a scorpio. I don't really click with scorpios even though one of my best friends is one. Our friendship has temporarily cooled at the moment and we haven't spoken in basically a year. I'd say it's down to both our ways of being controling and yet not liking to be controled.

Anyway that was just an aside. Yes maths is beautiful apparently but not if anybody took a look at my old university maths jotter with tip-ex marks and scribbles everywhere.
As Keats the poet once remarked in a poem

"Beauty is Truth, Truth Beauty
That is all ye know on Earth
And all ye need to know"

Nice one looney, I have just copied that for my 7 year old son.

As you know, he has Aspergers Syndrome and his fixation at the moment is numbers and their intricasies....he will check and double-check all these in mind and calculator - this will keep him spellbound for the weekend and me free:-)

A x

Ha! Nice one! He sounds like a proper little whizz kid! He probably won't even need
a calculator.

Hi Alana btw! How you? Any plans for a wild weekend 4 u?

Hi M-D......not sure what I'm up to just yet as the mama underwent emergency surgery suddenly last Monday and I'm trotting up and down to Mater hospital day and night.....(not even a good-looking Dr. Marcus Wellby or Dr. Kovac from ER! in sight!!!) but there you go!!!!
If I am on the ter.....will give you a text or call....come out to play with me at your peril:-)

Love Ax

O Dear...sorry to hear that. Is your mum ok now? Wish her a speedy recovery from me.

Ok grand text me if you're planning on being outrageous over the weekend. Anyway not pushed whether I go out or stay in. I think it's old age clicking in.