Trigonometry (10th Edition)

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Chapter 8 - Review Exercises - Page 404: 3

Answer

{$\pm 9i$}

Work Step by Step

Step 1: $x^{2}=-81$ Step 2: Using the square root property, $x=\pm\sqrt {-81}$ Step 3: $x=\pm\sqrt {-1\times81}$ Step 4: Using the product rule for radicals, $x=\pm\sqrt {-1}\times\sqrt {81}$ Step 5: Since $i=\sqrt {-1}$, $x=\pm i\times\sqrt {81}$ Step 6: $x=\pm i\times9$ Step 7: $x=\pm 9i$ Therefore, the solution set is {$\pm 9i$}.
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