Unnecessary steps Memes

When mathematicians say "show your work," they didn't specify which work! That step where they wrote x = (2)(2) instead of just dividing by 2 is the mathematical equivalent of padding your essay with fluff to hit the word count. It's technically correct but hilariously unnecessary—like bringing a graphing calculator to add 2+2. Next time my professor asks for "rigorous proof," I'm writing out every single axiom since the dawn of mathematics!

The mathematical equivalent of "I'll just take these matching items and put them together" while shopping at IKEA. Someone decided algebra was too straightforward and invented the "underline and divide by the coefficient" method that absolutely no mathematician uses in real life. It's like watching someone use a teleporter to go to their kitchen instead of just walking there. The correct answer is still x=6, but the journey was so unnecessarily dramatic that even the equation is embarrassed. Next up: solving for y by interpretive dance!