Intermediate Algebra: Connecting Concepts through Application

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 0-53449-636-9
ISBN 13: 978-0-53449-636-4

Chapter 8 - Radical Functions - 8.5 Complex Numbers - 8.5 Exercises - Page 663: 18

Answer

$\left(\sqrt{5}+2\sqrt{6} \right)i\approx 7.135i$

Work Step by Step

Given \begin{equation} \sqrt{-5}+\sqrt{-24}. \end{equation} Replace the square root of negative $1$ by $i$. \begin{equation} \begin{aligned} \sqrt{-5}+\sqrt{-24}&=\sqrt{-1}\cdot \sqrt{5}+ \sqrt{-1}\cdot \sqrt{24}\\ & = \left(\sqrt{5}+\sqrt{24} \right)\sqrt{-1}\\ &=\left(\sqrt{5}+2\sqrt{6} \right)i\\ &\approx 7.135i. \end{aligned} \end{equation} The solution is $$\left(\sqrt{5}+2\sqrt{6} \right)i\approx 7.135i. $$
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