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deathsindragon:

write in terms of i simplify your answer as much as possible [\sqrt;[\neg;[80]]]

darkknight:

Can you rewrite [\sqrt;[\neg;[80]]] I can't read it

mxddi3:

\[\sqrt{-80 }\] this?

deathsindragon:

yes

mxddi3:

@darkknight are you doing this one or me?

darkknight:

idk, u can if u want to

mxddi3:

well i need help with another one andi just did this one, so he's all yours :)

darkknight:

ok

darkknight:

wait a few min

deathsindragon:

ok

darkknight:

first you want to rewrite this remember that \ What would you get if you rewrite this in terms of i

darkknight:

actually there is only 1 step lol

deathsindragon:

ok

darkknight:

so basically you can rewrite that as 80i, because sqrt(-80) = 80i. If you take out the sqrt(-1) which equals i

mxddi3:

ok so first \[\sqrt{-80}= \sqrt{-1}*\sqrt{80}\] the sqrt of -1 is equal to i so we have \[i \sqrt{80}\] the sqrt of 80 can be broken down into \[\sqrt{16}*\sqrt{5}=4\sqrt{5}\] now since 4 AND i are outside the radical you combine them. after combining them, what are we left with?

deathsindragon:

4i

mxddi3:

ok and what about the stuff under the radical?

deathsindragon:

u leave it?

darkknight:

good point, we can simplify the thing I got more. Didn't read the instructions

deathsindragon:

lol

deathsindragon:

so would i leave it?

mxddi3:

the stuff under the radical, yes, because the sqrt of 5 can not be simplified any further

deathsindragon:

ok

mxddi3:

so how do you write your final answer?

deathsindragon:

thx, i already did that part lol

mxddi3:

ok. yw. be sure to close the post

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