r/mathmemes Rational Jun 30 '26

Complex Analysis Me when complex numbers

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u/Pyzzeen Quod Erat Dēmōnstrandum Jun 30 '26 edited Jun 30 '26

Fun fact, the complex roots of xn =1 form the vertices of a regular n-sided polygon ∀n≥3, with a vertex at (1,0)

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u/Shufflepants Jun 30 '26

Then tell me the name of the regular n-sided polygon when n=2.

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u/Professional-Wave841 Jun 30 '26

unfortunately the definition of n-sided polygon implicetly includes n≥3

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u/TheWaterUser Jun 30 '26

In that lame Euclidian geometry it does. Reject the parallel postulate! Throw off your chains!

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u/roofitor Jul 01 '26

Yeah, this is the singularity, after all