Answer
$i\sqrt 5$
Work Step by Step
$\sqrt -5=\sqrt (-1\times5)=\sqrt -1\times\sqrt 5=(i\times\sqrt 5)=i\sqrt 5$
We know that $\sqrt -1=i$, because $i^{2}=-1$.
Intermediate Algebra (12th Edition)
by Lial, Margaret L.; Hornsby, John; McGinnis, Terry
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0321969359
ISBN 13:
978-0-32196-935-4
Chapter 7 - Section 7.7 - Complex Numbers - 7.7 Exercises - Page 491: 17
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