Math Forum http://mathforum.org/kb List of forum topics en Re: In "square root of -1", should we say "minus 1" or "negative 1"? http://mathforum.org/kb/thread.jspa?messageID=7932277&tstart=0#7932277 On Dec 4, 2012, at 10:40 AM, Joe Niederberger <niederberger@comcast.net> wrote:

> R. Hansen says:
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I was thinking...
(3) * (-2) = (-2) + (-2) + (-2) = -2 - 2 - 2
Or the other]]> Dec 4, 2012 10:40:22 AM Dec 4, 2012 10:40:22 AM niederberger@comcast.net 1