what do i do i have a problem like this:
\5/-32
(the 5 isn't outside the square root sign)
the \ / is the square root sign.
and i read somewhere you have to use i, but she doesn't want us to. so is the answer just -2?
2007-11-01 12:54:52 · 4 answers · asked by kim 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
the answer would be 2i, but since you're teacher doesn't want you to use i then there is no answer to the problem. It's impossible to solve the problem without using i. the ans is not -2. There is no such thing as -2 like 1/0 is undefined. -2 would be undefined.
2007-11-01 13:01:34 · answer #1 · answered by Mohsin 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
raise -32 to the power of 1/5 th.
that is,
(-32)^ (1/5) = -2 this is just like taking the fifth root of -32.
this is not omplex numbers so you can't use i.
Cheers!
2007-11-01 20:09:03 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What you are trying to depict seems to be the fifth root of - 32, one of which would be - 2. The other 4 are complex numbers, and use i.
2007-11-01 20:04:09 · answer #3 · answered by Helmut 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you cannot use i, there are only 2 possible answes. It is sqrt(5) divided by -32 or the answer does not exist.
2007-11-01 20:01:13 · answer #4 · answered by cidyah 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋