Answer
$$\sqrt{-2700}=30\sqrt{3}i$$
Explanation
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| $$ \begin{aligned}\sqrt{-2700}& \xlongequal{ }\sqrt{2700}\cdot i \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}} \sqrt{ 900 \cdot 3 } i \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle2}{\textcircled {2}} } }}} \sqrt{ 900 } \cdot \sqrt{ 3 } i \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle3}{\textcircled {3}} } }}}30\sqrt{3}i\end{aligned} $$ | |
| ① | Factor out the largest perfect square of 2700. ( in this example we factored out $ 900 $ ) |
| ② | Rewrite $ \sqrt{ 900 \cdot 3 } $ as the product of two radicals. |
| ③ | The square root of $ 900 $ is $ 30 $. |
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