SOLUTION: Would the square root of -25 be +/- 5i or just 5i? And why?

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Question 781065: Would the square root of -25 be +/- 5i or just 5i? And why?
Answer by rothauserc(4718)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
i = square root of -1
square root of -25 = square root of (25)* square root (-1), then we have
5i
note that 5 is the principal square root of 25 which is what is implied when we write square root(25)

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