@DogyBrown said [^](/forum/redirect/post/9yrO4v0B)
> Why do you guys keep asking this question? Is there a catch? Do they show you a trick abaut this question in high level mathmatics in University? Or is it just a simple addition question?
it’s just a fun thing, like horsey
4
Obviously
@imanoob424 said [^](/forum/redirect/post/ALM9TscN)
> 2...... plus 2........... EQUALS 22!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ITS SO OBVIOUS HOW DOES NOBODY NOTICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! W H Y W H Y W H Y
Yes, if you put '2' and '2' together, you can indeed get '22', but 2 and '2' are not the same thing—2 is a number, while '2' is a string.
Moreover, even in math, 2 plus 2 will not equal 5, otherwise the number after 3 would be 5—4 would disappear!
Finally, I'll ask you again on behalf of Khrivenil: Given two disjoint sets A = {a, b} and B = {c, d}, take their union to get C. How many elements are in C? If there are 5, what is the fifth element?
@imanoob424 said [^](/forum/redirect/post/ubAOCRJ9)
> > > > it's literally 4
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> > > WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU CAN YOU NOT DO MATH
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> > Screenshot 2026-10-22 14.33.06.png (https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=png&h=0&op=resize&path=rV8wrSTl77zb.png&w=864&sig=a485ee0f665e9b6e9b4e28334cf37b33336a916e)
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> > Satisfied?
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> THE CALCULATOR IS WRONG ITS 5
Given two disjoint sets A = {a, b} and B = {c, d}, take their union to get C. How many elements are in C? If there are 5, what is the fifth element?
the 5th element is the plus sign. this was proven in komora, as if 1+1=3, then it makes sense to deduce that 2+2=5 if the plus sign is counted as a number.
@Damkiller25 said [^](/forum/redirect/post/LL14ITr3)
> Except it is now 1+1 is same as 1x1 is same as x.
If we count + as a letter.
But you didn't define what set belongs to, so x is undefined.
The next step in the equation is that, since the + have 1s around, it can only have a value of one.
However, in a more complex case, such as 1+2, the inexact exactly nature of the + is determined by the "maybe it was Pascal's Method", which involves rolling a six sided dice. The idea is to keep rolling the dice until a number that has already appeared appear again.
@whatismymainbro said [^](/forum/redirect/post/JqMahCMn)
> everyone here is wrong the answer is obviously 174.64, because 1+1=87.32
Looks like human civilization is in serious trouble this time.
2+2 can also equal 0 then
2+(-2)=0
@PRIYAMVAD said [^](/forum/redirect/post/sKR1t0sP)
> 2+2 can also equal 0 then
> 2+(-2)=0
@&$#%! missed a post to spam. they will be docked
@imanoob424 said [^](/forum/redirect/post/0izqQZzq)
> the 5th element is the plus sign. this was proven in komora, as if 1+1=3, then it makes sense to deduce that 2+2=5 if the plus sign is counted as a number.
Bro, that means the answer should be 6
2+2=6
The plus sign and the equals sign should both be taken into consideration.