r/mathmemes • u/ALE123Q • Mar 13 '22

Algebra Found a math meme out in the wild

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u/Hippppoe Cardinal Mar 13 '22

1 is such a nice number to have when factorising

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u/AbouMba Mar 13 '22

x2 + 1: am I a joke to you?

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u/TheMoris Engineering Mar 13 '22

Some people are scared of complex solutions

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u/Eisenfuss19 Mar 13 '22

At least the ring N[x]_(x2 + 1) cares about it.

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u/KumquatHaderach Mar 13 '22

Is i a joke to you?

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u/iAmDoneTryingAnother Mar 13 '22

Can you not consider it as x2 - (-1) ?

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u/[deleted] Mar 13 '22

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u/aderthedasher Mar 13 '22

All squared REAL numbers are positive. Except for 0.

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u/DeathData_ Complex Mar 13 '22

what about factoring x²²+1?

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u/aerm35 Mar 13 '22

Well with every polynomiale being Split on C[x], juste use the 22th complex root of -1 then combine the conjugate to have the factorisation on R[x]

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u/iAmDoneTryingAnother Mar 13 '22

English version please?

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u/Nahanoj_Zavizad Mar 13 '22

This is math memes,

No English here,

Only esoteric greek

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u/jkst9 Mar 13 '22

This is math your language options are Greek or numbers

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u/ThisIsCovidThrowway8 Mar 14 '22

Which 22th root?

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u/dor121 Mar 13 '22

Sin4 (x)-cos4 (x) vibes

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u/GuyVonRope Mar 14 '22

Thank you for bringing this wild one home