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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Simplify.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[\LARGE \sqrt{-10} (11+\sqrt{-5})\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@jarobins ??? :)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

or @jim_thompson5910 ?? :D

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

First distribute, what do you get?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I don't know. I forgot how to do it.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

distributing follows this method a(b+c) = ab + ac

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

distribute to get \[\Large\sqrt{-10} (11+\sqrt{-5})\] \[\Large 11\sqrt{-10}+\sqrt{-10}\sqrt{-5}\] \[\Large 11\sqrt{-1*10}+\sqrt{-1*10}\sqrt{-1*5}\] \[\Large 11*\sqrt{-1}\sqrt{10}+\sqrt{-1}*\sqrt{10}*\sqrt{-1}\sqrt{5}\] Keep going...

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Uh...

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

Use the fact that \[\Large i = \sqrt{-1}\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

okay so isqrt5 ?

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

\[\Large\sqrt{-10} (11+\sqrt{-5})\] \[\Large 11\sqrt{-10}+\sqrt{-10}\sqrt{-5}\] \[\Large 11\sqrt{-1*10}+\sqrt{-1*10}\sqrt{-1*5}\] \[\Large 11*\sqrt{-1}\sqrt{10}+\sqrt{-1}*\sqrt{10}*\sqrt{-1}\sqrt{5}\] \[\Large 11*i\sqrt{10}+i*\sqrt{10}*i\sqrt{5}\] \[\Large 11*i\sqrt{10}+i^2*\sqrt{10*5}\] What's next?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I honestly have no clue...

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

i^2 = ???

OpenStudy (anonymous):

?

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

i = sqrt(-1) agreed?

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