Question

How do you simplify `sqrt(-100a^4b^2)`?

Answer 1

`10i a^2 b`

If you are simplifying, the answer is just positive, not positive and negative.

Explanation:

`sqrt(-100a^4b^2)`

`sqrt(-1)` = `i`, `sqrt(100)=10`, `sqrt(a^4)=a^2`, `sqrt(b^2)=b`

`(i*10*a^2*b)=10i a^2 b`