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Simplify the equation x= -4 plus or minus the square root of -16 all over 2

Simplify the equation x= -4 plus or minus the square root of -16 all over 2-example-1
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x = -2+2i
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x = -2-2i
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x = \frac{ - 4 \frac{ + }{} √( - 16) }{2} \\ \\ x = ( - 4)/(2) \frac{ + }{} ( √( - 16) )/(2) \\ \\ x = ( - 4)/(2) \frac{ + }{} ( √(16) √( - 1) )/(2) \\ \\ x = ( - 4)/(2) \frac{ + }{} (4i)/(2) \\ \\ x = - 2 \frac{ + }{} 2i

x = – 2 + 2i , x = – 2 – 2i

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