document.write( "Question 687937: Please help me solve this:\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #425419 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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You cannot take the square root of a negative number and get a real number. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-sqrt%28-1%2A25%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-sqrt%28-1%29%2Asqrt%2825%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-i%2A5\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So \"-sqrt%28-25%29=-5i\"
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