Simplify square root of -17

$\sqrt{- 17}$

Step 1

Rewrite $- 17$ as $- 1 (17)$ .

$\sqrt{- 1 (17)}$

Step 2

Rewrite $\sqrt{- 1 (17)}$ as $\sqrt{- 1} \cdot \sqrt{17}$ .

$\sqrt{- 1} \cdot \sqrt{17}$

Step 3

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

$i \sqrt{17}$