What is the sum of sqrt(-81) and 3sqrt(-25)?

1 Answer
Mar 28, 2016

-21i, -9i, 9i and 21i or, in brief, the sum = (+-6+-15)i, where i = sqrt(-1) .

Explanation:

Separately, the complex numbers are isqrt81=+-i9 and i3sqrt25=3(+-5)i.
The sum is =(+-9+-15)i.