Simplify each of the following complex numbers. (Enter your answers in the form a + bi.)

Question

-1-√-98

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Answer 1

sqrt(-98) = sqrt(-1 * 2 * 7 &7) = 7 i sqrt(2)

the fraction is -1 - 7 i sqrt(2) / 2

= (-1/2) - (7/2)isqrt(2) with a = -1/2 and b = (-7/2)sqrt(2)