That’s what he wrote, I imagine.
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pr06lefs@lemmy.ml 2 years ago
What about plain old x = -10?
-10 ^ 2 = 100 -10 ^ 3 = -1000 -10 ^ 5 = -100000
Enkers@sh.itjust.works 2 years ago
Siethron@lemmy.world 2 years ago
It is, but with imaginary numbets
JackbyDev@programming.dev 2 years ago
i² = -1 so…
thedudeabides@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 years ago
Nothing gets past you eh?
pr06lefs@lemmy.ml 2 years ago
people being pedantic showoffs doesn’t really register as humor for me, TBH
thedudeabides@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 years 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 2 years ago
10 * i^2 is -10.
Abracadaniel@hexbear.net 2 years 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 2 years ago
Yes that’s what the thing you are looking at is built upon.
aaaaaaadjsf@hexbear.net 2 years 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 2 years ago
Nah just boiler plate autism.
Abracadaniel@hexbear.net 2 years ago
no
Deconceptualist@lemm.ee 2 years ago
That was my immediate thought too.
Sphks@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 years ago
Boooooring
Redacted@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Isn’t that the joke?