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Subject: Re: The very silly historical story of fabricating the fictional
polynomials and imaginary numbers in mathematics and science
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by: bassam karzeddin - Fri, 8 Sep 2023 10:19 UTC

On Monday, June 8, 2020 at 10:54:58 AM UTC+3, bassam karzeddin wrote:
> Refutation of imaginary numbers (Elementary proof probably number 7)
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> Consider the following Diophantine Equation:
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> n^2 + m^2 = 0,... Eqn. (1),
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> where (n, m) are non-zero integers
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> If gcd(n, m) = k, then you get back the same form where (n, m) are coprime
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> One can see immediately that Eqn. (1) isn't solvable, and no existing integers (n, m) can ever satisfy it
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> To make it solvable, divide Eqn. (1) by the term (m^2), and let (x = n/m), where you get the following most wonderful polynomial form
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> (x^2 + 1 = 0)
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> of the quadratic equation that is decided to be solvable only in mathematics
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> Where (x = n/m = sqrt(-1) = i, or x = n/m = -sqrt(-1) = -i)
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> So where are those integers with a ratio that is not a ratio? Wonders!
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> Of course, some would argue that x isn't a real number but imaginary number as if imaginary numbers were there discovered to rely on them
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> At any case, the imaginary number was never any true discovery but a very fallible decision that wouldn't survive anymore, FOR SURE
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> Good Luck
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> Bassam Karzeddin

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