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Simplify radical -50

Simplify radical -50-example-1
User Mmjmanders
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Answer:
=5i√(2)

Explanation:


√(-50)=√(-1)√(50)


√(-1)√(50)


√(5^2\cdot \:2)


=√(2)√(5^2)


√(5^2)=5


=5√(2)

User Max Play
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Answer:


5i√(2)

Explanation:

If we want to convert
√(-50) into a radical simplified, we need to find two numbers that multiply to be -50 and one of them can be squared.


√(-50) = √(-25 \cdot 2)

The square root of -25 is 5i.

So:


5i√(2)

Hope this helped!

User AidanO
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