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Assoli18 [71]
3 years ago
14

Why is the symbol X avoided in algebra?

Biology
2 answers:
Alja [10]3 years ago
7 0
The X symbol looks too much like the multiplication symbol, it also makes using it as a variable more confusing.
nasty-shy [4]3 years ago
7 0

Answer:

The X looks too similar to the multiplication sign. So, to avoid multiplication signs that look like x's, people use *, ( ), · , instead of an X. This avoids much confusion.

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