SOLUTION: what is sqrt of i?

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Question 5318: what is sqrt of i?
Found 2 solutions by longjonsilver, ichudov:
Answer by longjonsilver(2297)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
very good question!

I would hazard a guess that it is , without it being a cop out.

Jon.

Answer by ichudov(507)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
well, it is easy.
you need to find numbers a and b such that


the real parts and imaginary parts should match





(another possibility, a^2 = -1/2, is senseless)

Two solutions: ,

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