# Have you ever used the square root of -1 in real life?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-used-the-square-root-of-1-in-real-life/22185>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [June 13, 2000, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-used-the-square-root-of-1-in-real-life/22185 "2000-06-13T01:18:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![Talkinsquirrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f6c823/32.png) [@Talkinsquirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Talkinsquirrel)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2000, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-used-the-square-root-of-1-in-real-life/22185/41 "2000-06-15T19:24:01Z")

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Wow! I have no idea what you people are talking bout! Cool beans!

Join MIE!!!

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**Author:** ![Achernar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e274bd/32.png) [@Achernar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achernar)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2000, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-used-the-square-root-of-1-in-real-life/22185/42 "2000-06-15T20:07:38Z")

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Hey, if imaginary numbers like _i_ don’t exist, and irrational numbers like _Sqrt(2)_ are unreasoning, does that mean that transcendental numbers like _pi_ were favorites of Ralph Waldo Emerson?

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