SOLUTION: how to find the square root of i

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Question 482564: how to find the square root of i
Answer by richard1234(7193) About Me  (Show Source):
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Use (I know this uses a circular definition but you can still find the square root of i this way)

Take square root of both sides:



Similar to real numbers, there can be a negative square root (e.g. sqrt(9) being equal to -3 as well as 3), but these roots are usually ignored.