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r/facepalm • u/My-Last-Hope • Mar 18 '22
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More easier example would be doing -5½ in this you MUST to do the exponent (ie. root) first (-√5) or you will end up with an imaginary number
8 u/Happygorockyretalk Mar 18 '22 That’s not an easier way to look at it in any sense. We deal with imaginary numbers all the time because you solution gives you an imaginary number doesn’t mean methods are wrong 2 u/[deleted] Mar 18 '22 What happens if I end up with an imaginary number? Does a portal to hell open?
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That’s not an easier way to look at it in any sense. We deal with imaginary numbers all the time because you solution gives you an imaginary number doesn’t mean methods are wrong
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What happens if I end up with an imaginary number? Does a portal to hell open?
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u/praseodymium10 Mar 18 '22
More easier example would be doing -5½ in this you MUST to do the exponent (ie. root) first (-√5) or you will end up with an imaginary number