SOLUTION: Express in terms of i. -sqrt-50

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Question 552545: Express in terms of i. -sqrt-50
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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-sqrt(-50)

-sqrt(-1*25*2)

-sqrt(-1)*sqrt(25)*sqrt(2)

-i*5*sqrt(2)

-5i*sqrt(2)


So -sqrt(-50) = -5i*sqrt(2)