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For the maths nerds...

PostPosted: Wed May 07, 2008 9:26 pm
by tangcla
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PostPosted: Wed May 07, 2008 9:48 pm
by Resonate
Haha, i get it!... Oh wait, i mean... No i don't, i'm no maths nerd. :oops: :wink:

PostPosted: Wed May 07, 2008 10:52 pm
by Why
"i" is the square root of -1

PostPosted: Wed May 07, 2008 11:02 pm
by kvn
Why wrote:"i" is the square root of -1


which in turn is referred to as an "imaginary number"

PostPosted: Thu May 08, 2008 9:24 pm
by libsti
surley you must be kidding.

i must have skipped school that day

PostPosted: Thu May 08, 2008 10:15 pm
by tangcla
libsti wrote:surley you must be kidding.

i must have skipped school that day

It's covered in advanced mathematics - may not have been part of your curriculum, depending on which maths stream(s) you did.

PostPosted: Fri May 09, 2008 9:01 am
by mianos
Or in physics, an imaginary number is represented as a 'j'.

PostPosted: Fri May 09, 2008 9:21 am
by tangcla
mianos wrote:Or in physics, an imaginary number is represented as a 'j'.
hehe, I thought it best not to confuse the non-mathematically-minded ;) :P

PostPosted: Fri May 09, 2008 6:42 pm
by libsti
this thread is getting to confusing for a year 10 drop out.