The Simplifier

See How Much You Know Already! Do you know that you already know so much about mathematics? For instance you know that: (i) 1 + 1 = 2 (ii) 1 – 1 = 0 (iii) 1 x 1 = 1 (iv) 1 ÷ 1 = 1 (v) – 1 – 1 = -2 (a bit funny right?) (vi) – 1 + 1 = 0 (another funny one) Let’s try kids rule:  If you are owing your friend ₦1 (i.e. - ₦1) and then you borrow another ₦1 (i.e. - ₦1) from him again, how much are you owing him in total?  Answer is that you now owe him ₦2(⇒ - ₦2) What if you borrowed ₦1 from your friend ( - ₦1) yesterday and then you got ₦1 and  repaid him his  ₦1 today. How much do you have left in your pocket? And how much are you no owing? Answer: you have ₦0 left in your pocket and you now owe ₦0. If you could understand all these, then you know mathematics because mathematics begins and ends with one plus one. Keynote You already know so much about mathematics, so don't be scared!