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Your brain is wired to remember images longer than abstract symbols.

Zooming in on a curve until it looks like a straight line to find its exact slope at a single point. Why Visualizing Works Visual Math: See How Math Makes Sense

Draw a right triangle. Build a square off each of the three sides. Your brain is wired to remember images longer

If you can "see" the problem, you can often find a shortcut that isn't obvious in the text. Visual Math: See How Math Makes Sense

Totaling the squares inside the rectangle gives you the product. This explains why is the same as —you’re just rotating the rectangle. 2. Fractions as Slices of a Whole