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One thousand.

wrong

1.0 x 10^3. More commonly expressed as 1,000

Still wrong

wrong
No he's not wrong.

Yes he is.

depends on your definition of 1, million, and square root.
Using normal mathematical conventions the answer would be 1 thousand. But obviously you've chosen to deviate from the normal path.
So my final answer is l'kuyivoleratu, where l'kuyivoleratu is defined as the answer you're looking for.

Still wrong
You just don't want to give me a biscuit

By square root, I mean what number squared will give an answer of 1000000

Is it a trick question or something?

I have no idea. Maths is not a strong point.
But some freak at the theatre once kept telling me that the square route of minus one was I.
Have no idea what that means.
He was a freak anyway.
Yep, so.... A million? Square route of? HAH!

In base ten, plus/minus one thousand. In base cleverdickery...no idea.

Here's a better question: "what is the point of a thread where you ask 'what is the square root of 1 million?', but without the question mark, and then tell people they're wrong when they give you the correct answer?"

no it is not a trick question

Is it a trick question or something?
Apparently, and the only trick I can see is in his definition of squared.
EDIT: unless it's something lame like we're providing the incorrect number of decimal places or something.

Are you looking for "positive or negative 1000"?

1000 or -1000

Are you looking for "positive or negative 1000"?

That must be it. It's the only way we can be wrong.

In base ten, plus/minus one thousand. In base cleverdickery...no idea.

You are right, the correct answer was +/- 1000.
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By square root, I mean what number squared will give an answer of 1000000Last I checked, 1000 x 1000 was 1000000. So the answer would still be one thousand.

Let's discuss what you think the answer is.

I have no idea. Maths is not a strong point.
But some freak at the theatre once kept telling me that the square route of minus one was I.
First of all he's dead wrong. It's not I, it's 'i.'

Maybe +/- 1000?

We wasted two pages of discussion on that? Dear God. Is your mother proud of you?

Yes, but you can't see capitals when you're talking, now can you? :)

You are right, the correct answer was +/- 1000.That is only true if you use complex square root.
The normal one is a function, and only gives the positive root.

We were molested about this in math recently.

It doesn't work anything getting the roots out of a parabola when you don't take in both aspects of the square!

So, now that that's out of the way.
What is the cube root of 1000000 (where cube root is the multivalued inverse relation to cubing)

So, now that that's out of the way.
What is the cube root of 1000000 (where cube root is the multivalued inverse relation to cubing)

100?

The square root of any number can be a positive number and an equally great number, but negative.

This is how it has been for a long time, and how it will continue to be. The fact that it is not taught in basic maths does not mean it's not true or widely accepted throughout the world.

Square root of 4 is either 2 or -2, in all cases. Nothing complex square root or simple square root, because there is no complex or simple version. There's the square root, which is defined as giving a number that, when squared, will present you with the number you have entered into the square root equasion.

However, the answer of 1000 would be correct sort of. In truth, your question was impossible to answer. Because you are being picky bout +/-, I will be picky now. you asked for what NUMBER. Yes, singular, number, not numbers. So, technically, the answer cannot be +/- 1000, because those are two seperate numbers.

Anw now, we should let it rest :P.

By square root, I mean what number squared will give an answer of 1000000

That's a different question. The square root of a positive number is commonly defined to be positive.

Last I checked, 1000 x 1000 was 1000000. So the answer would still be one thousand.

Let's discuss what you think the answer is.
Your answer is only correct if you are an engineer. There is also the negative root that the mathematicians like to see. Mostly the negative root doesn't matter or is part of a trivial solution, but as we all know mathematicians are experts on trivia.

100?That's the one real solution, but there are two more complex solutions. (Which is probably a mean thing to ask for)

Not neccesarily. The answer is commonly given as the only right one by people. however, because majority does so does not mean it is so.

In fact, if I am not mistaken, it is commonly defined without any note regarding positive or negative numbers.

First of all he's dead wrong. It's not I, it's 'i.'
Or 'j', depending on what class you're taking.

Cube root of 1000000? +100

However, the answer of 1000 would be correct sort of. In truth, your question was impossible to answer. Because you are being picky bout +/-, I will be picky now. you asked for what NUMBER. Yes, singular, number, not numbers. So, technically, the answer cannot be +/- 1000, because those are two seperate numbers.

O SNAP

(No, I don't have anything valid to contribute.) :D

Your answer is only correct if you are an engineer. There is also the negative root that the mathematicians like to see. Mostly the negative root doesn't matter or is part of a trivial solution, but as we all know mathematicians are experts on trivia.
if x^2 = a, then x = +/- sqrt(a) Which is what most mathematicians would make of it (except they'd use the symbol where I put 'sqrt', because I can't get that here).
If square root inherently already had the multi valued nature, there would be little point of putting a +/- in front of it. Mathematicians hate inefficiency.

Or 'j', depending on what class you're taking.


Now I'm super confused.
But thankyou all the same. ^_^

Shienna, you can't be sure. When a number is under the radical sign, and only then, can you assume the principal root. If the number is in a case like 1000000 = x^2, and only if that, can you assume that it could be either root. x = +/- 1000. You don't know which one he is asking about, do you?

Taking the square root, is taking the second root of a number, and the cube root is the third root, etc.

When you take the nth root of a number, there are n solutions, so with a square root, there are always 2 solutions, the cube root has 3 solutions, etc.

The math changes directions when you deal with roots of negative numbers, and it can be said that all roots of 0 are simply 0, since +0 = -0 = 0i etc.

The question would have been more accurate to ask what are the square roots of 1 million, but then it wouldn't have been any fun.

Shienna, you can't be sure. When a number is under the radical sign, and only then, can you assume the principal root. If the number is in a case like 1000000 = x^2, and only if that, can you assume that it could be either root. x = +/- 1000. You don't know which one he is asking about, do you?He asked for the square root, not a square root nor the square roots.

the square root implies the principle root.

Now I'm super confused.
But thankyou all the same. ^_^
In electrical theory, 'j' usually represents the complex part of the number because 'i' already represents current.

In electrical theory, 'j' usually represents the complex part of the number because 'i' already represents current.I though they use I for the current.
Though I suppose that doesn't eleviate the confusion much.

That's the one real solution, but there are two more complex solutions. (Which is probably a mean thing to ask for)

I could probably work it out by trial and error, but I can't be bothered.

You people are still on this?

You people are still on this?

No, you're hallucinating.

I could probably work it out by trial and error, but I can't be bothered.The easiest way is just to use powers of e
100*e^(0/3*i)=100, 100*e^(1/3*i), 100*e^(2/3*i)

I mean it's nice to write complex numbers as a+b*i, but I can't be bothered to any more than you :p

The easiest way is just to use powers of e
100*e^(0/3*i)=100, 100*e^(1/3*i), 100*e^(2/3*i)

I mean it's nice to write complex numbers as a+b*i, but I can't be bothered to any more than you :p

Using e to work out cube roots is beyond my mathematical knowledge (well, using anything other than trial and error to work out roots is really).

1000 or -1000

p.s. the square root of -1 is usually defined as 'i'

*snatches biscuit*

maths sucks yo ;)

*snatches biscuit*

maths sucks yo ;)

Thankfully, the suckiness of maths is a subjective quality. I wouldn't want to be on an aeroplane designed by someone who thought maths sucks.

I though they use I for the current.
Though I suppose that doesn't eleviate the confusion much.
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I guess it's kind of splitting hairs, but I, and textbooks I've used, use I as the current amplitude in a periodic function and i as the instantaneous value, as in i = I sin(wt). That makes it easier to keep the two separate when you differentiate or integrate different functions. Certainly for high school and for introductory college physics, I is fine.
[/geek-mode]

1000000 has a square root? When I was in school it just had a little growth. Science sure moves fast!

1000000 has a square root? When I was in school it just had a little growth. Science sure moves fast!

I belive it is compulsary to say....


Heheheheehehehehehe, little growth *immature snigger*

6 zeros, 3 for each power as it's squared, 10x10^3, 1000. Easy.

Thankfully, the suckiness of maths is a subjective quality. I wouldn't want to be on an aeroplane designed by someone who thought maths sucks.
oh i was just kidding... maths is useful and great, forming the tools for so many sciences and practically everything in modern life, technology, engineering, etc... i'm just bitter about my experiences learning - or attempting to learn - calculus at uni :(

i suck at maths. don't even know my times tables :(
but thats attributed to dyslexia/dyscalculia, so meh who cares - i can use a calculator just fine :p