fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 3 months agoConversing with Mathematiciansmander.xyzimagemessage-square44fedilinkarrow-up1368arrow-down113
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minus-squareShrimpCurler@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·3 months agoThere’s no reason to bring the quadratic formula into this. Square roots can be negative, but when talking about the square root it’s normally assumed to be the principal square root, which is the positive one.
There’s no reason to bring the quadratic formula into this. Square roots can be negative, but when talking about the square root it’s normally assumed to be the principal square root, which is the positive one.