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Can You INVENT a Number? Yes. #shorts

What do you do when you've got a mathematical expression that's unsolvable because the numbers you need don't exist? You do what Hero of Alexandria did: you just invent one. That's how we got the concept of imaginary numbers, which Rene Descartes derided as being totally useless. Turns out he was wrong. #shorts

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  • Originally Aired November 30, 2021
  • Runtime 1 minutes
  • Network YouTube
  • Created December 1, 2021 by
    thekingcalifornia
  • Modified June 21, 2022 by
    amorenomendez_tvdb mod