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      12 days ago

      Why assume the solution is in the complex numbers, and not in

      • the real numbers (2 solutions)
      • the algebraic numbers (countably many)
      • the natural numbers (1 solution)
      • the complex surreal numbers (proper-class many)

      Gotta use some context to interpret these things :)

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          12 days ago

          I don’t think teachers need to specify that answers should be in the largest class of numbers students have been introduced to so far at school :)

          If students are smart and motivated enough to learn about other stuff outside of school, they’re smart enough to interpret the question.