
For more details on how this rounding works, see https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2585:_Rounding.

For more details on how this rounding works, see https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2585:_Rounding.




Source: https://xkcd.com/2526/

Source: https://xkcd.com/2545/

Source: https://xkcd.com/2533/

Geometry textbooks always try to trick you by adding decorative stripes and dotted lines.
If you’re having trouble getting the formulas behind the joke, please see https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2509:_Useful_Geometry_Formulas.

Source: https://xkcd.com/2343/
I really liked xkcd’s take on numerical analysis and error propagation:

Source: https://xkcd.com/2295/
A good mathematical explanation of this comic can be found here: https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2295:_Garbage_Math