Intermediate Algebra (12th Edition)

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Chapter 7 - Section 7.7 - Complex Numbers - 7.7 Exercises - Page 490: 8

Answer

$-i$

Work Step by Step

$-\sqrt-1=-(\sqrt (-1\times1))=-(\sqrt -1\times\sqrt 1)=-(i\times1)=-(i)=-i$ We know that $\sqrt -1=i$, because $i^{2}=-1$.
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