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Old 02-24-2007, 11:28 AM   #1
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the square root of negative one is i. i
I thought it was called j.
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Old 02-24-2007, 05:26 PM   #2
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I thought it was called j.
it is called j for engineer students that generally ignore most complex number laws.

i is the maths way because once you start getting into higher dimesion complex numbers you have i j and k and even more than that too.


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Old 02-25-2007, 12:53 AM   #3
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I thought it was called j.
haha

i just realised that your post had a link in it. i just looked at it now and noticed the "physics/engineering" in the title.
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