document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=49886>Question 49886</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Is this a trick question? I am not sure how to do these. Can some show me what steps I am suppose to take for this.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve each equation:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "        a.   X2 = -100\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "        b.   5X2 = -125<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #33146 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><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=33146\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a. X^2 = -100 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "There are no Real Numbers whose square is negative.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There are Complex Numbers that do the job.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For your problem <BR>\n" );
document.write( "X= 10i or -10i where \"i\" is the square root of -1.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b. 5X^2 = -125<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X^2=-25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=5i or X=-5i<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.\r<BR>\n" );
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