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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  sqrt (-36)  simplify please help me learn this and show all work. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " <TR><TD  ALIGN=MIDDLE>Solved by <A  rel=nofollow HREF=http://wiki.algebra.com/index.php/Tutoring_-_pluggable_solvers>pluggable</A> solver: <A  rel=nofollow HREF=simplifying_square_roots.solver>Simplifying Square Roots (whole numbers only)</A></TD></TR>\n" );
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document.write( "      <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%28-36%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28-36%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given expression <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "      <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%28-1%2A36%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28-1%2A36%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Factor out a negative 1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "      <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%28-1%29%2Asqrt%2836%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28-1%29%2Asqrt%2836%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Break up the square roots using the identity <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%28x%2Ay%29=sqrt%28x%29%2Asqrt%28y%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28x%2Ay%29=sqrt%28x%29%2Asqrt%28y%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "      Now lets simplify <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%2836%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%2836%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Since 36 is a perfect square, we can take the square root of 36 to get a clean number<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%28-36%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28-36%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > simplifies to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6%2Ai ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6%2Ai\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (just reintroduce <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=i ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"i\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > back in)</TD></TR>\n" );
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