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I see the "ate summa pi" part. But square root of -1? I thought it doesn't have a square root. The only way you get -1 is 1 x -1.

265 posted on 03/13/2019 7:37:09 PM PDT by Defiant (I may be deplorable, but I'm not getting in that basket.)
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To: Defiant
sqrt(-1) is the imaginary number i.

Used in electronics and quantum mechanics for two.

271 posted on 03/13/2019 7:42:02 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change with out notice.)
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276 posted on 03/13/2019 7:45:53 PM PDT by eldoradude
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Square_root_of_negative_one


303 posted on 03/13/2019 8:21:01 PM PDT by Black Agnes
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To: Defiant
square root of -1 is i (unless you're an electrical engineer, then it's j) I stands for "imaginary" and it is quite a useful concept in math ∑ is the symbol for "sum" So i 8 sum pi
310 posted on 03/13/2019 8:32:45 PM PDT by generally ( Don't be stupid. We have politicians for that.)
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