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1=-1
Category: Reference, Education and News Asked by: dr_jones-ga List Price: $3.00 |
Posted:
18 Sep 2005 04:47 PDT
Expires: 18 Oct 2005 04:47 PDT Question ID: 569342 |
-1=(-1)=(-1)^1=(-1)^2/2=((-1)^2)^1/2=(1)1/2=1 -1=1 where am i make Mistake ? wright it in a paper to understand better. |
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Re: 1=-1
Answered By: livioflores-ga on 18 Sep 2005 08:15 PDT Rated: |
HI!! The mistake camoes from the direct use of the PRINCIPAL SQUARE ROOT, not that by definition for x >= 0, the square root is the number y that satisfies y^2=x For example 4^1/2 = 2 AND -2 because (-2)^2 = 4 and 2^2 = 4, depending on the context of the problem you must select one of the results or use both of them (for example when factoring a polinomial). See for reference: "Square root - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Square_root#Common_errors_involving_equations_with_the_principal_square_root_function Hope this helps you. Feel free to request for a clarification if you need it. Regards, livioflores-ga |
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Re: 1=-1
From: politicalguru-ga on 18 Sep 2005 05:27 PDT |
Are you sure regarding ((-1)^2)^1/2? |
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Re: 1=-1
From: dimndskier-ga on 12 Oct 2005 13:37 PDT |
Actually, the square root of a positive real number is going to be associated with the absolute value. For instance, If X^2 = 9, for instance, then X = |3| which means X= +3 AND X= -3 The same actually applies for all numbers but it is easiest to explain and understand under the pretenses of whole real numbers. |
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