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Move numbers to the blanks to rewrite each square root. 2i -2 4i V51 -15 ivs

User Ldindu
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To rewrite each square root, factor each number and use one of the properties of roots, this way:


\sqrt[]{-4}=\sqrt[]{4\cdot-1}=\sqrt[]{4}\cdot\sqrt[]{-1}=2i
\sqrt[]{-5}=\sqrt[]{5\cdot-1}=\sqrt[]{5}\cdot\sqrt[]{-1}=i\sqrt[]{5}

The blanks must be filled in with 2i and i sqrt(5) respectively.

User Sangeet Suresh
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