[Blindmath] Factoring Question.

[Tami Jarvis]

Yeah, I keep thinking there may be something involving the imaginary 
number i (the positive or negative square root of 1). It has been more 
years than I care to admit, though, so I'm not getting anywhere trying 
to use it to step through the equation to see if it works...

The assumption that the equation is a typo makes it really easy, and it 
all works out nice and neat. :)

Tami

On 10/23/2013 09:21 PM, I. C. Bray wrote:
>          Sorry, I misplaced / deleted the post I was replying to due to a
> phone call that interrupted my posting.
>
> To whom it was that asked the factoring question.
>
> That expression is unfactorable over the set of Real numbers.
> it has roots of:
> "Plus or Minus" the square root of (1+the square root of(2) )
>
> That is an Irrational number due to the square root of 2...
>
> you can say that it is Prime with respect to real numbers
> or that it's roots are irrational, and I believe even imaginary.
>
>
>
> Respectfully,
>
> Ian  C. Bray
>
>
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