document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=589498>Question 589498</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> please help me solve this equation:  x^2 + 1 = 0 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "For this problem, subtract 1 from both sides to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 = -1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Square root both sides to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=+-sq rt -1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is an imaginary number (sometimes called a complex number)and can be written as i sq rt 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Make sense?<BR>\n" );
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