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To: Cletus.D.Yokel; WaltStuart; grey_whiskers; blu
Math can be ambiguous at times. Sometimes an equation yields two answers.
Consider, SQRT(4). The solution has two answers, 2 and -2.

Sometimes you must use your imagination to see the answer.
Consider, SQRT(-1).

Every now and then you get a mathematician with musical ability. The following video is cute but not very meaningful for non-mathematicians.

Where are the zeros of Zeta of S?

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LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

1,451 posted on 05/08/2020 10:03:48 AM PDT by LonePalm (Commander and Chef)
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To: LonePalm
Math can be ambiguous at times. Sometimes an equation yields two answers. Consider, SQRT(4). The solution has two answers, 2 and -2. Sometimes you must use your imagination to see the answer. Consider, SQRT(-1).

SQRT(-1) = i

I just gets worse:

so every number has an imaginary component.

1,649 posted on 05/09/2020 7:33:27 AM PDT by spokeshave (art of the deep state)
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