SOLUTION: Write number as the product of a real number and I. square -500

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Question 1091670: Write number as the product of a real number and I.
square -500
Answer by ikleyn(52748) About Me  (Show Source):
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Square(-500) = %28-500%29%5E2 = 250000.

And the imaginary unit "i" is not required in this equality.


If you ask about  sqrt%28-500%29,  then it is totally different number,  and it is called  "square root of  -500".

sqrt%28-500%29 = i%2Asqrt%28500%29 = 10%2Ai%2Asqrt%285%29.