document.write( "Question 19323: How do I factor: z^2+25, over the set of complex numbers? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #9370 by venugopalramana(3286)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! z^2+25=...since we are dealing with complex numbers we can write +25=-(25)*(-1) \n" ); document.write( "=-(5*5)(i*i)=-(5i)^2...so we have.... z^2+25 =z^2-(5i)^2 \n" ); document.write( "using the formula (x+y)(x-y)=x^2-y^2..we get \n" ); document.write( "z^2-(5i)^2=(z+5i)(z-5i) \n" ); document.write( " |