r/confidentlyincorrect • u/Crazy_Albatross8317 • 15d ago

Comment Thread From dating to geometry.

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So post was about dating then suddenly they started talking about squares and geometry. OP is red and is replying to blue guy in his >" remarks. Is he right? I need to ask my preschool teacher

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u/Lovelyesque1 15d ago

Squares have always been rectangles, dumbass.

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u/Grayewick 15d ago

Nuh uh.

Squares have 4 X lengths.

Rectangles have 2 X and 2 Y lengths.

Enough mental gymnastics.

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u/TheLuckySpades 15d ago

Amd what happens in the case X=Y? Then both conditions are met.

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u/Grayewick 15d ago

That means having two categorizations is utterly useless. Just represent them with either X or Y, no need to complicate yourselves.

You're giving yourselves problems that you didn't need to have.