Algebra Examples

$\sqrt{- 32}$

Step 1

Rewrite $- 32$ as $- 1 (32)$ .

$\sqrt{- 1 (32)}$

Step 2

Rewrite $\sqrt{- 1 (32)}$ as $\sqrt{- 1} \cdot \sqrt{32}$ .

$\sqrt{- 1} \cdot \sqrt{32}$

Step 3

Rewrite $\sqrt{- 1}$ as $i$ .

$i \cdot \sqrt{32}$

Step 4

Rewrite $32$ as $4^{2} \cdot 2$ .

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Step 4.1

Factor $16$ out of $32$ .

$i \cdot \sqrt{16 (2)}$

Step 4.2

Rewrite $16$ as $4^{2}$ .

$i \cdot \sqrt{4^{2} \cdot 2}$

Step 5

Pull terms out from under the radical.

$i \cdot (4 \sqrt{2})$

Step 6

Move $4$ to the left of $i$ .

$4 i \sqrt{2}$