SOLUTION: The question asked me to express the complex number √-50 - √-8 in the form a+bi. But when I simplified I got 2i√2 and now I'm not sure how to express that in the

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Question 894196: The question asked me to express the complex number √-50 - √-8 in the form a+bi. But when I simplified I got 2i√2 and now I'm not sure how to express that in the form a+bi because 2i and √2 are getting multipied
Answer by josgarithmetic(39630) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Use this: i%5E2=-1.

sqrt%28-50%29-sqrt%28-8%29
sqrt%28-1%2A2%2A5%2A5%29-sqrt%28-1%2A2%2A2%2A2%29
highlight%285i%2Asqrt%282%29-2i%2Asqrt%282%29%29
highlight%280%2B%285sqrt%282%29-2sqrt%282%29%29i%29----- In the form of a%2Bbi.