It’s not an operation. OP is working with a field where {√, 2} is a subset of that field’s elements.
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OpenStars@discuss.online 3 weeks ago
Um, actually… I think the square root operation takes precedence over the division.
FeatherConstrictor@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Psst that’s the joke, that the math does not work out in the second one :)
MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
Eh, bad math aside they’re left with √=√ which is true.
OpenStars@discuss.online 3 weeks ago
And true = 1 hence √ = 1, I’m glad we figured this out!!
DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 3 weeks ago
That’s the joke they’re making about the joke being made