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minus-squarepr06lefs@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up90·edit-210 months agoWhat about plain old x = -10? -10 ^ 2 = 100 -10 ^ 3 = -1000 -10 ^ 5 = -100000
What about plain old
x = -10?-10 ^ 2 = 100
-10 ^ 3 = -1000
-10 ^ 5 = -100000
Isn’t that the joke?
i² = -1 so…