document.write( "Question 739760: I don't know how to solve this. b^2-5=-8 What is the square root if it can't be negative? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #451311 by Edwin McCravy(20086)\"\" \"About 
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document.write( "It's imaginary!  Have you studied imaginary numbers?\r\n" );
document.write( "If you haven't, you should say this \"has no REAL solutions\".\r\n" );
document.write( "But if you have studied imaginary (NON-REAL) numbers,\r\n" );
document.write( "you should do this:\r\n" );
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document.write( "b² - 5 = -8\r\n" );
document.write( "    b² = -3\r\n" );
document.write( "     b = ±√-3\r\n" );
document.write( "     b = ±i√3\r\n" );
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