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OpenStudy (wintersuntime):

Can someone tell me the problem below is right ?

OpenStudy (wintersuntime):

\[(\sqrt{-25})^{2} -\sqrt{-121} = 625-11 which equals 614\]

Vocaloid (vocaloid):

nope

OpenStudy (baru):

square root of negative numbers do not exist

OpenStudy (wintersuntime):

oh okay

OpenStudy (anonymous):

lol sure they do

OpenStudy (baru):

they are 'imaginary'

OpenStudy (shadowlegendx):

vocaloid u were right...

OpenStudy (wintersuntime):

so it would be 625i - 11i ?

OpenStudy (shamil98):

what happens when a square root is multiplied to a square root...

OpenStudy (wintersuntime):

i dont know

OpenStudy (baru):

what is \[\sqrt{25}\]

OpenStudy (wintersuntime):

5

OpenStudy (baru):

have you learnt imaginary numbers?

OpenStudy (wintersuntime):

I started the lesson yesterday

OpenStudy (wintersuntime):

so yea I kind of know about them

OpenStudy (baru):

what is \[\sqrt{25\times25}\]

OpenStudy (wintersuntime):

625

OpenStudy (baru):

what is \[25 \times25\]

OpenStudy (wintersuntime):

625

OpenStudy (baru):

how can \[\sqrt{25\times25}=625 \\and\\25\times25=625\] ??

OpenStudy (wintersuntime):

for the square root it would equal 25 ? and then 25*25 = 625

OpenStudy (baru):

yes \[\sqrt{25 \times 25}=25\\25\times25=625\]

OpenStudy (wintersuntime):

okay

OpenStudy (baru):

whats an imaginary number?

OpenStudy (wintersuntime):

An imaginary number is a complex number that can be written like a eal number for example i

OpenStudy (wintersuntime):

real*

OpenStudy (baru):

what is 'i'

OpenStudy (wintersuntime):

i^2 = -1

OpenStudy (wintersuntime):

its an imaginary number which you can turn into a real number

OpenStudy (baru):

thats right :)

OpenStudy (wintersuntime):

:D

OpenStudy (baru):

so whats \[\sqrt{625}\]

OpenStudy (wintersuntime):

25

OpenStudy (baru):

whats \[\sqrt{-625}\]

OpenStudy (wintersuntime):

25i ?

OpenStudy (baru):

thats right :)

OpenStudy (wintersuntime):

really?

OpenStudy (baru):

\[\sqrt{-625}=\sqrt{-1\times25^2}=\sqrt{-1}\times\sqrt{25^2}=i 25\]

OpenStudy (wintersuntime):

ohh okayy

OpenStudy (baru):

whats \[\sqrt{-25}\]

OpenStudy (wintersuntime):

i5

OpenStudy (baru):

yep :)

OpenStudy (wintersuntime):

so the quotient of two complex numbers is always true ?

OpenStudy (baru):

i'm sorry i didnt understand what you mean...give me an example

OpenStudy (wintersuntime):

so if a negative is in the square root we always have to put the i ?

OpenStudy (wintersuntime):

inside the square root*

OpenStudy (baru):

yes you do

OpenStudy (wintersuntime):

okay so \[\sqrt{-121} = i11\]

OpenStudy (baru):

yes

OpenStudy (wintersuntime):

so it would be \[i25-i11\]

OpenStudy (baru):

you for got the 'squares' \[(5i)^2-(11i)^2\]

OpenStudy (wintersuntime):

oh yea

OpenStudy (baru):

and its 5 not 25

OpenStudy (wintersuntime):

oh alright thank you so much

OpenStudy (wintersuntime):

I understand this a lot better now :D

OpenStudy (baru):

you know that i^2=-1

OpenStudy (wintersuntime):

yes

OpenStudy (baru):

so whats \[(5i)^2\]

OpenStudy (wintersuntime):

would it be -i

OpenStudy (baru):

hint \[(5i)^2=5^2\times i^2\]

OpenStudy (baru):

no

OpenStudy (baru):

try using my hint

OpenStudy (wintersuntime):

ok

OpenStudy (wintersuntime):

since i^2 equals -1 it can be 5^2*-1 ?

OpenStudy (baru):

yes

OpenStudy (baru):

whats 5^2*-1

OpenStudy (wintersuntime):

and that would be -25 because 5^2 is 25 times -1 is -25

OpenStudy (baru):

correct!!

OpenStudy (wintersuntime):

yay :D

OpenStudy (baru):

now try (11i)^2

OpenStudy (baru):

oh..never mind. your question does not ask for it

OpenStudy (baru):

so..you have done all the necessary calculations to give the final answer to your question. can you give it?

OpenStudy (wintersuntime):

okay so it would be -25-(11i)^2 ?

OpenStudy (baru):

it would be -25 -11i

OpenStudy (baru):

where did you get ^2 from?

OpenStudy (wintersuntime):

when you said now try (11i)^2

OpenStudy (baru):

that was my mistake, your question does not ask us to find (11i)^2 it just asks \[\sqrt{-121}\]

OpenStudy (wintersuntime):

oh okay

OpenStudy (wintersuntime):

so then yea it would be 11i

OpenStudy (baru):

so you understand how we got -25-11i

OpenStudy (baru):

?

OpenStudy (wintersuntime):

yes thank you

OpenStudy (baru):

:)

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