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OpenStudy (anonymous):

I have a question about simplifying a square root...I'll upload a picture of it.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[\LARGE \frac{12\pm i\sqrt4}{2}\] ??

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes, how do you simplify it?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I worked out the whole problem - just stuck on this last step

OpenStudy (anonymous):

well first of all we can get rid of square root \[\LARGE 4=2^2\] so \[\LARGE \sqrt4=\sqrt{2^2}=2\] and we have: \[\LARGE \frac{12\pm i2}{2}=\frac{2(6\pm i)}{2}=\] \[\LARGE \frac{\cancel2(6\pm i)}{\cancel 2}=?\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

6\[6pmi\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

whoops that didn't work.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

it would be 6-i and 6+i

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[\LARGE 6\pm i\] use \pm ;)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thanks so much!!

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