SOLUTION: Simplify. 5sqrt-1/243

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Question 390985: Simplify.
5sqrt-1/243

Answer by jsmallt9(3758) About Me  (Show Source):
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5sqrt%28-1%2F243%29
With the negative radicand of a square root, this will be an imaginary number. So the first thing we do is handle the minus. Start by factoring out -1:
5sqrt%28-1%2A%281%2F243%29%29
Next we use a property of radicals, root%28a%2C+p%2Aq%29+=+root%28a%2C+p%29%2Aroot%28a%2C+q%29, to separate the factors into their own square roots:
5sqrt%28-1%29%2Asqrt%281%2F243%29
Since sqrt%28-1%29 = i this becomes:
5i%2Asqrt%281%2F243%29
Next we simplify. First we can use another property of radicals, root%28a%2C+p%2Fq%29+=+root%28a%2C+p%29%2Froot%28a%2C+q%29, to separate the numerator and denominator into their own square roots:
5i%2A%28sqrt%281%29%2Fsqrt%28243%29%29
which simplifies as follows:
5i%2A%281%2Fsqrt%2881%2A3%29%29
5i%2A%281%2F%28sqrt%2881%29%2Asqrt%283%29%29%29
5i%2A%281%2F%289%2Asqrt%283%29%29%29
To rationalize the denominator we just multiply the numerator and denominator by sqrt%283%29:
5i%2A%281%2F%289%2Asqrt%283%29%29%29%28sqrt%283%29%2Fsqrt%283%29%29
5i%2A%28sqrt%283%29%2F%289%2Asqrt%289%29%29%29
5i%2A%28sqrt%283%29%2F%289%2A3%29%29
5i%2A%28sqrt%283%29%2F27%29
This is a simplified answer. However imaginary numbers are usually written in the form of some number times "i". Rearranging the above into this form we get:
%285sqrt%283%29%2F27%29i