I can explain how to simplify for you! First, let's solely worry about the square root of a negative number first.
\(4*\textcolor{blue}{\sqrt{-9}}-2\) | |
\(\sqrt{-9}=\sqrt{9}\sqrt{-1}=\sqrt{9}i=3i\) | By definition, \(i=\sqrt{-1}\). Here, I broke up the radical into two separate parts. |
\(4*\textcolor{blue}{3i}-2\) | Operations with imaginary numbers are the same as with a generic variable. |
\(12i-2\) | Now, rearrange into \(a+bi\) format such that a is the real part and b is the coefficient of the imaginary part. |
\(-2+12i\) | |