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by madcaptenor
2156 days ago
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That example works well because you don't have to do V * V. You can do XVI * VI = (X + V + I) * (V + I) = (XV) + (XI) + (VV) + (VI) + (IV) + (II) = L + X + XXV + V + V + I = LXXXVVVI = LXXXXVI, which "simplifies" to XCVI, but it's already a good bit messier. |
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