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#1 2005-09-20 14:19:11

notamathperson
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Registered: 2005-09-13
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Imaginary Numbers

I understand my homework pretty well this time, but I do have a couple questions:

Simplify (√-4) x (√-8)
I ended up getting 2√8, but I'm not sure if this is correct

Also, can this number be simplified any more: (2+2i√14) / 6?
Specifically, can the square root be simplified or could it look something like this: (1+i√14) / 3?

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#2 2005-09-20 15:36:19

notamathperson
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Re: Imaginary Numbers

Thanks Kyle, I appreciate it.

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#3 2005-09-20 20:18:23

MathsIsFun
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Re: Imaginary Numbers

Ohhh, multiplying negative square roots is a weird one.

Perhaps it should be:  ±4√(2)


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