Odd Google results, or just me?
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Lets hope scientfic or financial business rely on Google for there mathematic prowess.
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Norm .net wrote:
Lets hope scientfic or financial business rely on Google for there mathematic prowess.
Are you using predictive text by any chance?
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Norm .net wrote:
Lets hope scientfic or financial business rely on Google for there mathematic prowess.
Are you using predictive text by any chance?
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Actually, Google is right. sqrt(-1^2) = sqrt(-(1^2)) = sqrt(-1*1) = sqrt(-1) = i sqrt(-i^2) = sqrt(-(i^2)) = sqrt(-1*-1) = sqrt(1) = 1
-1^2 != -(1^2) :rolleyes:
cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP
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-1^2 != -(1^2) :rolleyes:
cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP
This is what wikipedia says about Order of Operations: There exist differing conventions concerning the unary operator - (usually read "minus"). In written or printed mathematics, the expression -3² is interpreted to mean -(3²) = -9, but in some applications and programming languages, notably the application Microsoft Office Excel and the programming language bc, unary operators have a higher priority than binary operators, that is, the unary minus (negation) has higher precedence than exponentiation, so in those languages -3² will be interpreted as (-3)² = 9. [1] In any case where there is a possibility that the notation might be misinterpreted, it is advisable to use brackets to clarify which interpretation is intended.
modified on Friday, June 3, 2011 8:56 AM
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The answers came from google calculator (That show below a simple mathematical search query) square root (-1^2) = i square root (-i^2) = 1 o_O
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You're lucky they even allowed it to be presented. Maybe their legal department didn't see it yet. Though they could probably get away with it if they included a disclaimer, or changed it to a capital I.
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This is what wikipedia says about Order of Operations: There exist differing conventions concerning the unary operator - (usually read "minus"). In written or printed mathematics, the expression -3² is interpreted to mean -(3²) = -9, but in some applications and programming languages, notably the application Microsoft Office Excel and the programming language bc, unary operators have a higher priority than binary operators, that is, the unary minus (negation) has higher precedence than exponentiation, so in those languages -3² will be interpreted as (-3)² = 9. [1] In any case where there is a possibility that the notation might be misinterpreted, it is advisable to use brackets to clarify which interpretation is intended.
modified on Friday, June 3, 2011 8:56 AM
I will concede the point that parenthesis are needed.
cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP
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The answers came from google calculator (That show below a simple mathematical search query) square root (-1^2) = i square root (-i^2) = 1 o_O
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i? What is that, some kind of imaginary number?
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i? What is that, some kind of imaginary number?
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Don't be square.
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Don't be square.