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would the square root of -12 be equal to 12i?

 Nov 18, 2016
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would the square root of -12 be equal to 12i?

 

\(\begin{array}{|rcll|} \hline && \sqrt{-12} \\ &=& \sqrt{(-1)\cdot 12 } \\ &=& \sqrt{12\cdot (-1) } \\ &=& \sqrt{12}\cdot \sqrt{ -1 } \quad & | \quad \sqrt{ -1 } = i \\ &=& \sqrt{12}\cdot i \\ \hline \end{array} \)

 

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 Nov 18, 2016

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