Order the reason for extending
Exercise and reference answers
- Steps
- Squares of reals are never negative
- So x squared plus one is never zero
- That equation has no real root
- Extend to a larger number system
- Now the root can be found
- Instructions
- Tap the steps of the argument in order.
Explanation
_Source: syllabus Mathematics, Ch 4 'Complex Numbers and Quadratic Equations'_