Quartic Memes

Behold, the mathematical equivalent of using a nuclear warhead to kill a fly. Mathpapa just performed the most unnecessary step in history by subtracting 1 from both sides of an equation that already had a perfectly good "+1" on the right. Then it casually jumps to "use quartic formula" like we all have that memorized next to our grocery lists. The best part? There are only two solutions shown for a 4th degree polynomial, which should have four. Apparently, the other two roots got tired of this nonsense and left the chat.

The mathematical trauma escalates faster than a factorial function! Starting with the elegant quadratic formula (manageable with a pencil), then seeing that monstrosity of a cubic formula (requires a full page), and finally confronting the quartic formula that looks like someone sneezed algebraic symbols across the page. No wonder the buttons progress from "Upgrade" to "Go Back" to the desperate "I SAID GO BACK" — it's the mathematical equivalent of opening Pandora's box of increasingly horrifying equations. The best part? Mathematicians literally proved it's impossible to have general formulas for 5th degree polynomials and higher. Sometimes even math knows when to quit!