Comment on Why don't we define “imaginary” numbers for every “impossibility”? (2012)parentComments−caf3ySpecifically I believe it involved a geometric construction for solving the cubics, which in some cases could not find a solution unless you allowed a square with "negative area".
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Specifically I believe it involved a geometric construction for solving the cubics, which in some cases could not find a solution unless you allowed a square with "negative area".