The Square Root of -1: Is it possible?

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Postby Octopod Squad » 2009.03.19 (21:28)

I think it is impossible. Do you? Discuss.
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Postby Skyling » 2009.03.19 (22:03)

You're horrible.

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Postby 29403 » 2009.03.19 (22:24)

Octopod Squad isn't horrible.

It's i!
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Postby lord_day » 2009.03.19 (23:25)

Don't forget -i. Also at school, we were always taught it as j, not i. Not sure why though.
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Postby LittleViking » 2009.03.19 (23:35)

lord_day wrote:Also at school, we were always taught it as j, not i. Not sure why though.
Probably because your teachers are jerks.
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Postby BNW » 2009.03.20 (01:20)

WHAT THE F**K????
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Postby Izzy » 2009.03.20 (01:43)

BNW wrote:WHAT THE F**K????
This discussion has nothing to do with forks. It's i we're talking about here. Get out a number line and put a mark anywhere that isn't on the number line. That's i.
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Postby t̷s͢uk̕a͡t͜ư » 2009.03.20 (01:44)

LittleViking wrote:
lord_day wrote:Also at school, we were always taught it as j, not i. Not sure why though.
Probably because your teachers are jerks.
You misspelled "electrical engineers."
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Postby scythe » 2009.03.20 (02:09)

Octopod Squad wrote:I think it is impossible. Do you? Discuss.
I imagine it's possible.
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Postby Rikaninja » 2009.03.20 (08:07)

I think it's possible, and complicated, I'm not working it out.
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Postby epigone » 2009.03.20 (15:10)

Are you guys really going to debate accepted mathematical principles?
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Postby Spawn of Yanni » 2009.03.20 (16:55)

I pick C, "No, you aren't"!
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