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Higher maths question

NADA · 2006-06-07 20:54:50

^-2i^ in the form +-(a+bi) where ^-2i^ mean the square root of minus 2 i

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07-06-2006 9:54pm

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^-2i^ in the form +-(a+bi) where ^-2i^ mean the square root of minus 2 i

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#2 07-06-2006 10:30pm
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Presuming this is what you're talking about, let it equal to a+ib. Then square both sides getting rid of the root on one side...
Then let reals equal real, I's equal I's. I had to ask about this one myself a while back..

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#3 07-06-2006 10:35pm
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Holy ****. Why didn't I think of that. Me is going for A1. I knew it had to bed simple!

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