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Any number squared would be non-negative...:~
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Only 'real' numbers. There is a whole branch of mathematics that deals with SQRT(-1) these are called 'imaginary' numbers.
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I haven't had anywhere near enough to drink. Can we start with something a little easier, like "what is the length of a piece of string"? :-O
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:) Simple, that would be 4. Next please. Jeremy Falcon
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Any number squared would be non-negative...:~
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Those imaginary numbers (not real) are the i you see sometimes. It's sqrt(-1). Sometimes you can see numbers writen as
a + b_**i**_, which have a real and an imaginary part. You can read more about them here[^] -- LuisR
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Any number squared would be non-negative...:~
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code-frog wrote:
Any number squared would be non-negative
Not imaginary numbers, like i. By definition, i * i = -1. Cheers, Vikram.
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As Chris Munder said, it's a Transcendental number[^], much more uncommon than mere real number.
Super Lloyd wrote:
As Chris Munder said, it's a Transcendental number[^], much more uncommon than mere real number.
Erm, I never disagreed with that. You said PI is not real, and I only said it is. Cheers, Vikram.
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It still didn't address the why. If it did, I didn't understand it. :) Jeremy Falcon
Jeremy Falcon wrote:
It still didn't address the why.
It simply is. Go in peace. Be. Cheers, Vikram.
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code-frog wrote:
Any number squared would be non-negative
Not imaginary numbers, like i. By definition, i * i = -1. Cheers, Vikram.
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Vikram A Punathambekar wrote:
By definition, i * i = -1
Thankyou! Someone who gets the definition correct! :-D I see most people say that i = sqrt(-1), which is NOT correct - it implies that i2 = 1
Ryan
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I'm trying to find a good way to explain why pi is infinite (not what it is). And I'm drawing up blanks. Any math gurus care to shed me some light please? Jeremy Falcon
Jeremy Falcon wrote:
I'm trying to find a good way to explain why pi is infinite (not what it is).
Because. :)
Ryan
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Vikram A Punathambekar wrote:
By definition, i * i = -1
Thankyou! Someone who gets the definition correct! :-D I see most people say that i = sqrt(-1), which is NOT correct - it implies that i2 = 1
Ryan
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Ryan Binns wrote:
I see most people say that i = sqrt(-1), which is NOT correct - it implies that i2 = 1
Uh, how? If you say
i = SQRT(-1)
squaring both sides will give you
i * i = -1
How does i = sqrt(-1) imply i2 = 1 ? Cheers, Vikram.
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I'm trying to find a good way to explain why pi is infinite (not what it is). And I'm drawing up blanks. Any math gurus care to shed me some light please? Jeremy Falcon
I always thought it was 22/7 atleast that was what my math teacher told me!! :doh: If you need a hammer get C and shut up. If you need a nail gun get C++ and shut up. If you don't need *those* things (and good design should tell you) then by all means get a factory, factory, factory. --code-frog@codeproject
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Super Lloyd wrote:
As Chris Munder said, it's a Transcendental number[^], much more uncommon than mere real number.
Erm, I never disagreed with that. You said PI is not real, and I only said it is. Cheers, Vikram.
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it's a pure definition problem then? I think the issue here is the same as vegetable and fruit. Some people would say tomatoes is a fruit, some people would say it is not. And then they each refer to their own definition. Doens't matter too much. Anyway I will stick to my definition which means that PI is part of super set of the real (hence it is not a real number). And that Math teacher don't bother make the difference explicit until you are in advanced math studies....
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I always thought it was 22/7 atleast that was what my math teacher told me!! :doh: If you need a hammer get C and shut up. If you need a nail gun get C++ and shut up. If you don't need *those* things (and good design should tell you) then by all means get a factory, factory, factory. --code-frog@codeproject
Observe: A Simple Proof that 22/7 exceeds Pi[^]. 22/7 is merely a convenient Diophantine approximation that people are taught in basic math so that they can have some frame of reference for Pi.
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Ryan Binns wrote:
I see most people say that i = sqrt(-1), which is NOT correct - it implies that i2 = 1
Uh, how? If you say
i = SQRT(-1)
squaring both sides will give you
i * i = -1
How does i = sqrt(-1) imply i2 = 1 ? Cheers, Vikram.
I don't know and you don't either. Militant Agnostic
assume i = sqrt(-1) i * i = sqrt(-1) * sqrt(-1) i * i = sqrt(-1 * -1) i * i = sqrt(1) i * i = 1
Ryan
"Punctuality is only a virtue for those who aren't smart enough to think of good excuses for being late" John Nichol "Point Of Impact"
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it's a pure definition problem then? I think the issue here is the same as vegetable and fruit. Some people would say tomatoes is a fruit, some people would say it is not. And then they each refer to their own definition. Doens't matter too much. Anyway I will stick to my definition which means that PI is part of super set of the real (hence it is not a real number). And that Math teacher don't bother make the difference explicit until you are in advanced math studies....
Super Lloyd wrote:
Anyway I will stick to my definition which means that PI is part of super set of the real (hence it is not a real number).
And you will be wrong. Pi is an element of the set of Real numbers. If you'd like to hold to an errant belief that Pi is outside the set of real numbers, please keep it to yourself, lest you confuse those, like Jeremy, who ask questions regarding mathematics.
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:) Simple, that would be 4. Next please. Jeremy Falcon
Jeremy Falcon wrote:
that would be 4
:omg: 4!? Really? I thought it was 5 :~
Ryan
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assume i = sqrt(-1) i * i = sqrt(-1) * sqrt(-1) i * i = sqrt(-1 * -1) i * i = sqrt(1) i * i = 1
Ryan
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Ryan Binns wrote:
i * i = sqrt(-1) * sqrt(-1) i * i = sqrt(-1 * -1)
The property that sqrt(a) * sqrt(b) = sqrt(a * b) only applies to real x >= 0. So you really can't do that.
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Observe: A Simple Proof that 22/7 exceeds Pi[^]. 22/7 is merely a convenient Diophantine approximation that people are taught in basic math so that they can have some frame of reference for Pi.
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David Stone wrote:
Observe: A Simple Proof that 22/7 exceeds Pi[^]. 22/7 is merely a convenient Diophantine approximation that people are taught in basic math so that they can have some frame of reference for Pi.
Good heavens! I am not even gonna click that link! You math types are weirdos! Regards, Nish
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David Stone wrote:
Observe: A Simple Proof that 22/7 exceeds Pi[^]. 22/7 is merely a convenient Diophantine approximation that people are taught in basic math so that they can have some frame of reference for Pi.
Good heavens! I am not even gonna click that link! You math types are weirdos! Regards, Nish
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The Ultimate Grid - The #1 MFC grid out there!Oh c'mon Nish, you know you want to find out what a Diophantine Approximation[^] is. ;P
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Super Lloyd wrote:
do you mean never repeat?
I was under the impression it was infinite, just as 1/3 would also be. Jeremy Falcon
You're getting confused here because math people don't like to hear that a number is infinite. The term you're looking for is infinitely repeating. :)
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assume i = sqrt(-1) i * i = sqrt(-1) * sqrt(-1) i * i = sqrt(-1 * -1) i * i = sqrt(1) i * i = 1
Ryan
"Punctuality is only a virtue for those who aren't smart enough to think of good excuses for being late" John Nichol "Point Of Impact"
Hmm, it's like those 1 = 2 proofs. :-D I know SQRT(a) * SQRT(b) = SQRT(a * b), but does it hold for imaginary numbers as well? I'm uncomfortable with
SQRT(-1) * SQRT(-1) = SQRT(-1 * -1). It looks dubious to me. :suss: Cheers, Vikram.
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