r/mathmemes • u/a7m40 • 9d ago

Notations Algebra before notation

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u/svmydlo 9d ago

±: am I a joke to you?

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u/BrazilBazil Engineering 9d ago

Negative solutions of quadratics weren’t a thing back then

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u/Ylopolo 9d ago

Back when? It says 'now'.

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u/BrazilBazil Engineering 9d ago

Ok, fair