Originally posted by sofakingtight
Where does 9+3-5=7 come from
mathematics
seriously though, just a manipulation of the numbers. It has no real significance in my mind since there is no defined equation to begin with. How about:
(9/3) x 5 = 15
9-3-5 = 1
(9-3) / 5 = 1 1/6
9 + (3 x 5) = 24
AVG(9, 3, 5) = 5 2/3
And that's without trig, exponents, logs, integration or derivation. There may actually be some significance, but who really knows? There has been nothing to direct people to use any specific function (ie: F = x + y - z), they just use the three digits and a choice of operators to produce a 4th digit. For all we know, these may be values for an independent variable of some undiscovered function hidden in the map, the results of which could mean something. It could be... ...anything. or nothing.
Speculation, ah, speculation...