Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-13417-894-7
ISBN 13: 978-0-13417-894-3

Chapter 7 - Section 7.7 - Complex Numbers - Exercise Set - Page 570: 56

Answer

$-\sqrt{21}$

Work Step by Step

RECALL: (1) $\sqrt{-1}=i$ (2) $i^2=-1$ (3) $\sqrt{ab} = \sqrt{a} \cdot \sqrt{b}$ Simplify each radical by using rules (1) and (3) above: $=\sqrt{7(-1)} \cdot \sqrt{3(-1)} \\=(\sqrt{7} \cdot \sqrt{-1}) \cdot (\sqrt{3} \cdot \sqrt{-1}) \\=(\sqrt{7} \cdot i)(\sqrt{3} \cdot i) \\=i^2\sqrt{7} \cdot \sqrt{3} \\=i^2\sqrt{7\cdot 3} \\=i^2\sqrt{21}$ Use rule (2) above to obtain: $=(-1)\sqrt{21} \\=-\sqrt{21}$
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