Answer
$-12i$
Work Step by Step
$-\sqrt -144=-\sqrt (-1\times144)=-(\sqrt -1\times\sqrt 144)=-(i\times12)=-(12i)=-12i$
We know that $\sqrt -1=i$, because $i^{2}=-1$.
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