Simplify square root of -13

$\sqrt{- 13}$

Step 1

Rewrite $- 13$ as $- 1 (13)$ .

$\sqrt{- 1 (13)}$

Step 2

Rewrite $\sqrt{- 1 (13)}$ as $\sqrt{- 1} \cdot \sqrt{13}$ .

$\sqrt{- 1} \cdot \sqrt{13}$

Step 3

Rewrite $\sqrt{- 1}$ as $i$ .

$i \sqrt{13}$