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Evaluate square root of -4

Updated: 10/27/2022
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Sqrt(-4) is an irrational number therefore we must use i. i=sqrt(-1) allows us to pull i out of sqrt(-4):

sqrt(4)*i leaves us with 2i

The square root of -4 is NOT an irrational number but an imaginary number.

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