document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=781065>Question 781065</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Would the square root of -25 be +/- 5i or just 5i? And why? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #475779 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rothauserc><B>rothauserc(4718)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rothauserc><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=rothauserc><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=475779\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> i = square root of -1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "square root of -25 = square root of (25)* square root (-1), then we have<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "note that 5 is the principal square root of 25 which is what is implied when we write square root(25)<BR>\n" );
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