Gollum@feddit.de to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 year agoUsing a sledgehammer to crack a nuti.imgur.comimagemessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up1223arrow-down16
arrow-up1217arrow-down1imageUsing a sledgehammer to crack a nuti.imgur.comGollum@feddit.de to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square6fedilink
minus-squareRin@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year agonot sure I’m following. there are only two solutions to this. the equation is essentially: x² -1 = 0 x² = 1 x = ±√1 x = ±1 => x = 1, x = -1 supposing x was √-1: (√-1)² -1 = 0 -1 -1 = 0 -2 = 0 therefore we can certainly conclude that x ≠ √-1
not sure I’m following. there are only two solutions to this. the equation is essentially:
supposing x was √-1:
(√-1)² -1 = 0 -1 -1 = 0 -2 = 0therefore we can certainly conclude that x ≠ √-1