Comment on there is another

• FishFace@piefed.social ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Why assume the solution is in the complex numbers, and not in * the real numbers (2 solutions) * the algebraic numbers (countably many) * the natural numbers (1 solution) * the complex surreal numbers (proper-class many)

  Gotta use some context to interpret these things :)

  source

  • Ziglin@lemmy.world ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Well it’s not physics. Show 'em what happens when you don’t specify those kinds of things.

    source

    • FishFace@piefed.social ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I don’t think teachers need to specify that answers should be in the largest class of numbers students have been introduced to so far at school :)

      If students are smart and motivated enough to learn about other stuff outside of school, they’re smart enough to interpret the question.

      source