SOLUTION: how would you solve square root -361/9

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Question 168954: how would you solve square root -361/9
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how would you solve square root -361/9
:
sqrt%28-361%2F9%29
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Both numerator and denominator are perfect squares, so think of it as:
sqrt%28%2819%5E2%2F3%5E2%29%2A-1%29%29
We can use i which is sqrt(-1) so we have:
19%2F3i