Question

How do you simplify `(-16)^(1/2)`?

Answer 1

`4i`

Explanation:

We can split `(-16)^(1/2)` as

`(16xx-1)^(1/2)=(16)^(1/2)xx(-1)^(1/2)`

= `sqrt16xx(-1)^(1/2)`

= `4i`