0x4E4F@sh.itjust.works to Math Memes@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 10 months agoWTF 🤦sh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
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minus-squarerasensprenger@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-210 months agoThe square root of x is usually defined as the positive real number that squares to x, so x^2 = 4 => x = ±2 but sqrt(4) = 2, not ±2 The complex sqrt function is multivalued, but that opens a whole other can of worms
The square root of x is usually defined as the positive real number that squares to x, so x^2 = 4 => x = ±2 but sqrt(4) = 2, not ±2
The complex sqrt function is multivalued, but that opens a whole other can of worms