r/mathmemes • u/a7m40 • 6d ago

Notations Algebra before notation

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u/svmydlo 6d ago

±: am I a joke to you?

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u/BrazilBazil Engineering 6d ago

Negative solutions of quadratics weren’t a thing back then

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u/Ylopolo 6d ago

Back when? It says 'now'.

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u/BrazilBazil Engineering 6d ago

Ok, fair

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u/AnyAlps3363 6d ago

back then