Intermediate Algebra (12th Edition)

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Chapter 7 - Section 7.7 - Complex Numbers - 7.7 Exercises - Page 491: 32

Answer

-2

Work Step by Step

$-\frac{\sqrt -100}{\sqrt -25}=-\frac{i\sqrt 100}{i\sqrt 25}=-\frac{i}{i}\times\frac{\sqrt 100}{\sqrt 25}=-1\times\sqrt \frac{100}{25}=-1\times\sqrt 4=-1\times2=-2$ We know that $\sqrt -1=i$, because $i^{2}=-1$.
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