Guest Posted June 25, 2007 Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 1 = sqrrt(1) = sqrrt((-1)(-1)) = sqrrt(-1)sqrrt(-1) = -1 The way I wrote out the words may be a bit confusing but go figure anyway. What is the flaw with this? What is sqrrt(1)? A square root really has two possible values. This makes the equation sqrrt(ab) = sqrrt(a)sqrrt(B) true only where a and b are positive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted June 26, 2007 Report Share Posted June 26, 2007 tricky solution gud one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted June 26, 2007 Report Share Posted June 26, 2007 There is no such thing in the real world as the square root of -1. So leaving aside imaginaery numbers, the equation should be 1 = sqrt(1) 1 = 1 * 1 or 1 = -1 * -1 Which does not prove the origianl sum. Sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted June 26, 2007 Report Share Posted June 26, 2007 There is no such thing in the real world as the square root of -1. Are you saying it doesn't exist? Because there is a button for it right here on my calculator. If you meant to say real numbers than just skip the puzzles with complex numbers and spend some more time not watching MTV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted July 2, 2007 Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 normdeplume is right. There is no square of a negative because every value squared makes a positive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted July 2, 2007 Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 the sqrrt of a negative number is called imaginary. sqrrt(-1) = i Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 unreality Posted July 5, 2007 Report Share Posted July 5, 2007 i will use V for square root symbol V(-1) = i V(-2) = 2i V(-500) = 500i so on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted July 9, 2007 Report Share Posted July 9, 2007 Actually, it's not like that. sqrt(-9) = +3i NOTE: + is the "plus or minus" symbol. sqrt(-81) = +9i Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted July 9, 2007 Report Share Posted July 9, 2007 Did you see my spoilers with the answer? I already said this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted July 11, 2007 Report Share Posted July 11, 2007 Huh? You didn't say anything about square roots of negative numbers!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted July 16, 2007 Report Share Posted July 16, 2007 right - I didn't have to because I limited my explication the math concept I used. However it is saying the same thing in the end: there are two possible values and therefore we need limit the scope of certain rules. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 Comperr, Sorry mate but you are wrong on this one. You can't say that the sqrt of -1 is -1 if you do not include the imanginary i in the formula... You just can't! However, I have seen this: 0 = 0+0+0+0... = (1-1)+(1-1)+(1-1)+(1-1)+... [to infinity] = 1+(-1+1)+(-1+1)+(-1+1)+... [there will always be another +/- to pair with] = 1+0+0+0+0+0... = 1 You can therefore get m=0=n, where n and m are any real or imaginary number. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 unreality Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 nice... of course the flaw is the "infinity" part, which corresponds to the "light switch supertask paradox" centered around aleph-null and that scientists dont know if an event has occured even or odd times when it reaches aleph-null (infinity)... well i cant explain it very well but its one of Martin Gardner's books nick, that was a good use of the aleph-null paradox! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted July 22, 2007 Report Share Posted July 22, 2007 I actually posted this elsewhere. And I am not wrong by the way with the math. The idea behind most zero based math are the rules that change things for zero. Same thing with negatives. The false math uses the global rules ignoring the exceptions. Your problem with my math is the fact that I ignored an exception. I recommend you read a few books on false math. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted July 23, 2007 Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 Comperr, Sorry mate but you are wrong on this one. You can't say that the sqrt of -1 is -1 if you do not include the imanginary i in the formula... You just can't! However, I have seen this: 0 = 0+0+0+0... = (1-1)+(1-1)+(1-1)+(1-1)+... [to infinity] = 1+(-1+1)+(-1+1)+(-1+1)+... [there will always be another +/- to pair with] = 1+0+0+0+0+0... = 1 You can therefore get m=0=n, where n and m are any real or imaginary number. Cool! If anyone didn't know about aleph-null, this would sure baffle 'em! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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1 = sqrrt(1) = sqrrt((-1)(-1)) = sqrrt(-1)sqrrt(-1) = -1
The way I wrote out the words may be a bit confusing but go figure anyway.
What is the flaw with this?
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