Odd Notation

JeffM

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On the link for complex numbers http://www.freemathhelp.com/imaginary-numbers.html

we say So, i = sqrt(-1), or you can write it this way: -1 1/2 or you can simply say: i 2 = -1.

That notation for exponents is used throughout the link. I do not think that notation is standard. If it is a standard, it is so seldom used that I believe it will be hard for students to understand.
 
No, that is not standard notation for exponents.

It looks like a case where copy-and-paste was not able to hold onto the superscript coding in the original.

Ted will need to manually reformat those missing superscripts.

Thank you for pointing it out. :)
 
Unfortunately, "Free Math Help" is notorious for bad formatting and, sometimes, simply wrong information.
(Oh, Dear! This is the "Free Math Help" forum, isn't it?)
 
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