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ChapterP: Prerequisites: Fundamental Concepts Of Algebra
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 1MCCP: In Exercises 1-25, simplify the given expression or perform the indicated operation (and simplify,...
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![You can rewrite expressions involving negative roots by using \( i \).
**Worked Example**
You can use the number \( i \) to rewrite \( \sqrt{-25} \).
1. Factor out \(-1\).
\[
\sqrt{-25} = \sqrt{(-1)(25)}
\]
2. Rewrite the radical expression.
\[
= \sqrt{-1} \cdot \sqrt{25}
\]
3. Apply the square root on \( \sqrt{25} \).
\[
= 5\sqrt{-1}
\]
4. Rewrite \( \sqrt{-1} \) as \( i \).
\[
= 5i
\]
So, \( \sqrt{-25} \) can be rewritten as \( 5i \).
---
**3. Rewrite each expression using \( i \).**
a. \( \sqrt{-4} \)
b. \( \sqrt{-12} \)
c. \( 5 + \sqrt{-50} \)
d. \( \frac{6 - \sqrt{-8}}{2} \)](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F6a27ed30-8614-402e-adc7-e23b6290f98f%2F945fa95b-5e85-4c97-9a45-849ddf7ba8bf%2F1cokimi_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:You can rewrite expressions involving negative roots by using \( i \).
**Worked Example**
You can use the number \( i \) to rewrite \( \sqrt{-25} \).
1. Factor out \(-1\).
\[
\sqrt{-25} = \sqrt{(-1)(25)}
\]
2. Rewrite the radical expression.
\[
= \sqrt{-1} \cdot \sqrt{25}
\]
3. Apply the square root on \( \sqrt{25} \).
\[
= 5\sqrt{-1}
\]
4. Rewrite \( \sqrt{-1} \) as \( i \).
\[
= 5i
\]
So, \( \sqrt{-25} \) can be rewritten as \( 5i \).
---
**3. Rewrite each expression using \( i \).**
a. \( \sqrt{-4} \)
b. \( \sqrt{-12} \)
c. \( 5 + \sqrt{-50} \)
d. \( \frac{6 - \sqrt{-8}}{2} \)

Transcribed Image Text:**Complex and Imaginary Numbers: Exercise**
**1. Complete each statement with *always*, *sometimes*, or *never*.**
a. If a number is an imaginary number, then it is ______ a complex number.
b. If a number is a complex number, then it is ______ an imaginary number.
c. If a number is a real number, then it is ______ a complex number.
d. If a number is a real number, then it is ______ an imaginary number.
e. If a number is a complex number, then it is ______ a real number.
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**2. Use the diagram on the previous page to list all number sets that describe each given number.**
a. 3
b. √7
c. 3i
d. 5.45
e. \( \frac{7}{8} \)
f. 6 - i
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*Note: The exercise prompts the student to analyze relationships between different sets of numbers, such as real, imaginary, and complex numbers. Students are also tasked with categorizing specific numbers into their relevant number sets.*
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