This meme is a funny take on math, especially on how some students or people might misunderstand limits and square roots.
It shows the expression:
lim √8 = 3
8 → 9
In mathematics, the “lim” means “limit,” and it describes what a function is approaching as the input gets closer to a certain value. In this case, it says the square root of 8 as 8 goes to 9 equals 3.
But this is a joke, because that’s not how limits work. The square root of 8 is about 2.828, and the square root of 9 is 3. So yes, the square root of 8 gets close to 3, but it is not equal to 3.
The joke here is that the meme treats the square root like it just jumps from √8 to √9 without doing any math, which is completely wrong—but funny. It’s pretending that if 8 goes to 9, then √8 just magically becomes √9, which is 3. That’s like saying if you walk toward 9, everything you touch becomes 9. Silly, right?
Math students or teachers will find this meme especially funny because it plays on how people mess up the idea of limits, a big topic in calculus. It’s a mix of bad math and good humor, which is what makes memes like this go viral in school chats or online math forums.
In short, it’s a nerdy joke about misusing math ideas—simple, funny, and clever!
