document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=259397>Question 259397</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A student claims that the equation the !-x = 3 (square root of) has no solution, since the square root of a negative number does not exist. Why is this argument wrong?  (The teacher do NOT want to solve this equation, she just wants to know why is the argument wrong) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #191636 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=191636\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The square root of -1 is i. It is called an imaginary number.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "BTW sqrt(-3)<BR>\n" );
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