Note what i actually represents.
i is the very basis of a whole new level of counting. When finding discriminants, we often say that a quadratic has no real roots if the discriminant is 0. Needless to say, there are roots, they are just imaginary.
, in real terms, is non-existent. That is, there are no numbers in the real number system that when multiplied by itself produces a result of -1. This is what i unit represents.
Let's tackle this problem in smaller steps.
Let's first expand our brackets.
(i - 7i)² = (-6i)² = 36i²
Now, let's distribute the xi.
xi(i - 7i)² = xi(36i²) = 36xi³ =
= -36xi
i is the very basis of a whole new level of counting. When finding discriminants, we often say that a quadratic has no real roots if the discriminant is 0. Needless to say, there are roots, they are just imaginary.
Let's tackle this problem in smaller steps.
Let's first expand our brackets.
(i - 7i)² = (-6i)² = 36i²
Now, let's distribute the xi.
xi(i - 7i)² = xi(36i²) = 36xi³ =