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#1 2007-05-01 06:38:50
- virtualinsanity
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Complex numbers question
If anyone could explain how the following is done it would be greatly appreciated!
Find all cube roots of -1.
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#2 2007-05-01 08:33:44
- JaneFairfax
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Re: Complex numbers question
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#3 2007-05-01 18:27:00
- Ricky
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Re: Complex numbers question
(z + 1)(.....) = 0.
"In the real world, this would be a problem. But in mathematics, we can just define a place where this problem doesn't exist. So we'll go ahead and do that now..."
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