SOLUTION: The imaging number specified i is the square root of; answer 3 or -1 or 1 or 2

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Question 639434: The imaging number specified i is the square root of;
answer 3
or -1
or 1
or 2
Found 2 solutions by Edwin McCravy, Alan3354:
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20054) About Me  (Show Source):
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i = Ö-1

Edwin

Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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The imaging number specified i is the square root of;
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i+=+sqrt%28-1%29
It's called an imaginary number, not imaging.
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Using i is a convention, an agreement.
i or I is used for current in electrical calculations, so j is used instead of i for sqrt%28-1%29