How do you simplify negative radicals?
Take for instance sqrt(-108)...
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How do you simplify negative radicals?
Take for instance sqrt(-108)...
You need imaginary numbers (i = sqrt(-1)), but with that, it's usually pretty simple.
Your example: sqrt(-108) = sqrt(-1 * 108) = sqrt(-1)*sqrt(108) = i*sqrt(108)
Of course, if you had something like sqrt(1 - sqrt(-2)), you'd get sqrt(1 - i*sqrt(2)), which is still a complex number, but isn't quite so simple.
All right thanks for the help.
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