That’s what he wrote, I imagine.
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pr06lefs@lemmy.ml 1 year ago
What about plain old x = -10?
-10 ^ 2 = 100 -10 ^ 3 = -1000 -10 ^ 5 = -100000
Enkers@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
Siethron@lemmy.world 1 year ago
It is, but with imaginary numbets
JackbyDev@programming.dev 1 year ago
i² = -1 so…
thedudeabides@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
Nothing gets past you eh?
pr06lefs@lemmy.ml 1 year ago
people being pedantic showoffs doesn’t really register as humor for me, TBH
thedudeabides@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
That’s true, the OOP is being quite snarky with their comment on a post where someone’s had a genuine basic doubt
dwindling7373@feddit.it 1 year ago
10 * i^2 is -10.
Abracadaniel@hexbear.net 1 year ago
of course, but this problem is solvable without any understanding of complex numbers, and 10*i^2 is a really clunky, multi-operation expression whereas -10 is just an integer.
simplifying one’s answers is standard practice and any grader who received the answer in the OP would be obligated to point out that while technically correct, they’re missing the basic fact that the answer is -10.
The Rube Goldberg comment is apt as the solution is absurdly complicated and overengineered for the task it performs.
dwindling7373@feddit.it 1 year ago
Yes that’s what the thing you are looking at is built upon.
aaaaaaadjsf@hexbear.net 1 year ago
Yeah exactly you’re right, why overcomplicate the problem like the Reddit comment did? I guess that’s just typical Reddit thinking that being pendantic and using lots of fancy words and long explanations makes you smart.
Krauerking@lemy.lol 1 year ago
Nah just boiler plate autism.
Abracadaniel@hexbear.net 1 year ago
no
Deconceptualist@lemm.ee 1 year ago
That was my immediate thought too.
Sphks@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
Boooooring
Redacted@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Isn’t that the joke?