What can I do to simplify ? I could switch it around to equal , but any number times itself is going to equal a positive, so what can I do?! Will I end up with imaginary numbers?
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Originally Posted by deathtolife04 Will I end up with imaginary numbers? yes
Originally Posted by Jhevon yes OK so I could change x^2=-75 to x= + or - √-75 Then it would be: √-75 = √75 * √-1 = + or - i√75 Could I take it any further than that or is that my final answer?
Originally Posted by deathtolife04 OK so I could change x^2=-75 to x= + or - √-75 Then it would be: √-75 = √75 * √-1 = + or - i√75 Could I take it any further than that or is that my final answer? that's good enough
Originally Posted by Jhevon that's good enough Could I simplify it to 5i√3 or would that be wrong?
Originally Posted by deathtolife04 Could I simplify it to 5i√3 or would that be wrong? that's fine, except it's weird to have the i in the middle, put it in front (the archaic way to do it) or in the back:
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, but any number times itself is going to equal a positive, so what can I do?! Will I end up with imaginary numbers?
Originally Posted by deathtolife04 
