Yeah exactly you’re right, why overcomplicate the problem like the Reddit comment did? I guess that’s just typical Reddit thinking that being pendantic and using lots of fancy words and long explanations makes you smart.
of course, but this problem is solvable without any understanding of complex numbers, and 10*i^2 is a really clunky, multi-operation expression whereas -10 is just an integer.
simplifying one’s answers is standard practice and any grader who received the answer in the OP would be obligated to point out that while technically correct, they’re missing the basic fact that the answer is -10.
The Rube Goldberg comment is apt as the solution is absurdly complicated and overengineered for the task it performs.
What about plain old
x = -10?-10 ^ 2 = 100
-10 ^ 3 = -1000
-10 ^ 5 = -100000
Boooooring
Yeah exactly you’re right, why overcomplicate the problem like the Reddit comment did? I guess that’s just typical Reddit thinking that being pendantic and using lots of fancy words and long explanations makes you smart.
Nah just boiler plate autism.
no
Nothing gets past you eh?
people being pedantic showoffs doesn’t really register as humor for me, TBH
That’s true, the OOP is being quite snarky with their comment on a post where someone’s had a genuine basic doubt
i² = -1 so…
10 * i^2 is -10.
of course, but this problem is solvable without any understanding of complex numbers, and 10*i^2 is a really clunky, multi-operation expression whereas -10 is just an integer.
simplifying one’s answers is standard practice and any grader who received the answer in the OP would be obligated to point out that while technically correct, they’re missing the basic fact that the answer is -10.
The Rube Goldberg comment is apt as the solution is absurdly complicated and overengineered for the task it performs.
Yes that’s what the thing you are looking at is built upon.
That’s what he wrote, I imagine.
It is, but with imaginary numbets
numbet
numberwang
That was my immediate thought too.
Isn’t that the joke?