Question

how do I find the imaginary solutionfor this problem?x^2=-147

Answer 1

Okey dokey, so first, we know imaginary numbers are numbers like the square root of a negative number, and so on.

In this case, the first thing you want to do is get x to be just x. So, we must get ride of the exponent. Do you know how to get x^2 to just equal x?

Answer 2

take the sqaure root of x^2

Answer 3

Yes, exactly! And if we take the square root of x^2, then we must take the square root of the other side too. What is the square root of -147?

Answer 4

3 square root of 49 which is 7