document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=24681>Question 24681</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I AM SUPOSED TO USE i for this but the teacher did not explain how<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2=-16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x^2=-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2=-30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "please help<BR>\n" );
document.write( "thank you for your time </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #13162 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=13162\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Your teacher must have explained to you that i (for imaginary) is the symbol used to represent<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%28-1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28-1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, so:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2+-+16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2+-+16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Take the square root of both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = + or - <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%28-16%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28-16%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  Simplify.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = +or-<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%28-1%2A16%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28-1%2A16%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = +or-<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4sqrt%28-1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4sqrt%28-1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = +or-4i\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The other problems are handled in a similar fashion. </SPAN>\n" );
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