Watch Video on Imaginary Numbers – Algebra 2 Help

Access full lesson containing this video at: http://www.yourteacher.com/algebra2/imaginarynumbers.php Students learn that the imaginary number “i” is equal to the square root of -1, which means that i^2 is equal to (the square root of -1) squared, which equals -1. Students also learn to simplify imaginary numbers. For example, to simplify the square root of -81, think of it as the square root of -1 times the square root of 81, which simplifies to i times 9, or 9i. To simplify 11/8i, the first step is to get rid of the “i” in the denominator by multiplying both the numerator and the denominator of the fraction by i, to get 11i/8i^2, and remember that i^2 = -1, so we have 11i/8(-1), or 11i/-8, or -11i/8.

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25 Responses to Watch Video on Imaginary Numbers – Algebra 2 Help

  1. theimaginarynumber says:

    @mario32 Do you …
    @mario32 Do you mean i?

  2. scout6686 says:

    this chick is more …
    this chick is more nerd than I can take.

  3. BONIFASI007 says:

    or + or – 5
    or + or – 5

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  5. mario32 says:

    would you be able …
    would you be able to use 1 in any equation that involves the square root of any number say the square root of 72?

  6. theimaginarynumber says:

    Correct.
    Correct.

  7. Balticmania says:

    I’ve checked Google …
    I’ve checked Google and Yahoo and both state that both i and -i are solutions to the square root of -1, so it follows that 5i and -5i should be the square roots of -25. If you type (-5i)*(-5i) in Googol, the calculator comes up, displaying the result of -25.

  8. ParadigmaticShift says:

    because -5i is not …
    because -5i is not a solution.

  9. Balticmania says:

    -5i is also a …
    -5i is also a solution. Why was this omitted?

  10. HandyBendyGandhi says:

    Ok then look up ‘ …
    Ok then look up ‘imaginary numbers’ in ANY book on advanced mathematics.

  11. ilovetoskateboarding says:

    but rmember …
    but rmember dibshits write stuff in wikipidia to

  12. ilovetoskateboarding says:

    its possibal. but …
    its possibal. but not logically. thats why its called imaginary

  13. HandyBendyGandhi says:

    lol – nobody’s …
    lol – nobody’s making anything up -logical123 is absolutely correct. Look up ‘imaginary numbers’ in wikipedia if you don’t believe it.

  14. dudeEGGS01366 says:

    this kid is …
    this kid is stupid

  15. RealAthenius says:

    This is very …
    This is very helpful but personally I found imaginary numbers to be easy.

  16. Puertoricanlips says:

    thanks
    thanks

  17. spike0804 says:

    but hes perfectly …
    but hes perfectly right

  18. logical123 says:

    It’s impossible in …
    It’s impossible in the Real Number set, but not in the complex or Imaginary sets. It’s basic algebra, really.

  19. drrrerr says:

    what the fuck..
    _/- …

    what the fuck..
    _/-25 is impossible
    you cant square root minuses
    stop making stuff up

  20. drrrerr says:

    you’re crazy
    you’re crazy

  21. shootnmove says:

    what you have to do …
    what you have to do is realize that i = square root of -1… then like she says its root -1 (or i) times root 25…. thus 5i is the answer

  22. shootnmove says:

    no, theres 4 ways I …
    no, theres 4 ways I is use
    i – i squared – i cubed – and i to the 4th power…
    and they just repeat after that

  23. shootnmove says:

    good response
    good response

  24. Visoball5550 says:

    engineers use it …
    engineers use it for electrical and structural purposes. einstine used it for alot of his theorems

  25. docnelson2000 says:

    Exactly what is the …
    Exactly what is the point of all this and what use is it to our daily lives?