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Express square root of negative 4 in terms of i

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Answer:
2i, -2i

Explanation:

To find
√(-4), we want to use imaginary numbers. We need to use imaginary numbers because it is impossible to have two same numbers to multiply to a negative answer. Therefore, we need to use
i.

Treat this square as any other square root, but the negative tells us to add an
i to the answer.

Square root of 4 is 2 and -2. So our answer will become
2i, -2i.

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