SOLUTION: What do you suppose is the reason the solution is complex when the discriminant is negative?

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Question 193753: What do you suppose is the reason the solution is complex when the discriminant is negative?

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Because the square root of a negative number involves "i" as a factor.
Therefore the answer can only be expressed in the form x + yi or x-yi
which are complex numbers.
Cheers,
Stan H.