Simplify square root of -26

$\sqrt{- 26}$

Rewrite $- 26$ as $- 1 (26)$ .

$\sqrt{- 1 (26)}$

Rewrite $\sqrt{- 1 (26)}$ as $\sqrt{- 1} \cdot \sqrt{26}$ .

$\sqrt{- 1} \cdot \sqrt{26}$

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

$i \sqrt{26}$