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[–] OpenStars@discuss.online 19 points 1 month ago (2 children)

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Um, actually... I think the square root operation takes precedence over the division.

[–] FeatherConstrictor@sh.itjust.works 27 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Psst that's the joke, that the math does not work out in the second one :)

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 7 points 1 month ago

That's the joke they're making about the joke being made

[–] MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Eh, bad math aside they're left with √=√ which is true.

[–] OpenStars@discuss.online 16 points 1 month ago

And true = 1 hence √ = 1, I'm glad we figured this out!!

[–] howrar@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's not an operation. OP is working with a field where {√, 2} is a subset of that field's elements.

[–] OpenStars@discuss.online 2 points 1 month ago

In that case... carry on then!