SOLUTION: Hello, Have just started studying negative numbers under radicals signs, and using the letter i. I do not understand the basic of concept of what the i is suppose to do, and when i

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Question 60744: Hello, Have just started studying negative numbers under radicals signs, and using the letter i. I do not understand the basic of concept of what the i is suppose to do, and when it should be usd. Could you please explain the i? Thanks

Answer by checkley71(8403)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
SQRT(-36) IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE USE OF THE i=(SQRT-1)
SQRT(36)(-1) OR 6i

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