SOLUTION: {{{sqrt(-100)}}} I'm completely stumped! I don't know how to take the square root of a negative number! Can somebody please show me how to figure this out?

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Question 147192: sqrt%28-100%29 I'm completely stumped! I don't know how to take the square root of a negative number! Can somebody please show me how to figure this out?
Answer by nabla(475) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
i=sqrt(-1)
So sqrt%28-100%29=sqrt%28100%28-1%29%29=10i