SOLUTION: how can i get the square root oh numbers with negative sign like {{{sqrt(-32)}}}

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Question 422799: how can i get the square root oh numbers with negative sign like sqrt%28-32%29
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(15747) About Me  (Show Source):
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get the square root oh numbers with negative sign like sqrt%28-32%29
We have to use "i" which is the square root of -1, factor like this
sqrt%28-1%2A16%2A2%29
Extract the square root of -1 (i) and of 16, resulting in:
4i%2Asqrt%282%29