Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-13417-894-7
ISBN 13: 978-0-13417-894-3

Chapter 7 - Section 7.7 - Complex Numbers - Exercise Set - Page 570: 14

Answer

$20+i\sqrt{5}$

Work Step by Step

Factor the radicand so that one factor $-1$ to obtain: $=20+\sqrt{5(-1)}$ RECALL: (1) $\sqrt{ab} = \sqrt{a} \cdot \sqrt{b}$ (2) $\sqrt{-1} = i$ Use rule (1) above to obtain: $=20+ \sqrt{5} \cdot \sqrt{-1}$ Use rule (2) above to obtain: $=20+\sqrt{5} \cdot i \\=20+i\sqrt{5}$
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