Radicals equations-negative square root and two radicals

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The discussion centers on the evaluation of radical equations involving negative square roots. For the equation sqrt(-81y^3), it is clarified that if y is less than 0, the expression can be rewritten as |y|sqrt(-81y), but it remains undefined for real numbers otherwise. The second equation, sqrt(2n-5) - sqrt(3n+4) = 2, is determined to have no real solutions. Users are encouraged to verify results using tools like WolframAlpha. Overall, both equations lead to the conclusion that they do not yield real solutions.
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Is the answer to sqrt -81y^3 : y sqrt-81y? or is there no real solutions?

Also for this radical equation:
sqrt 2n-5 - sqrt 3n+4=2
I worked it out and can't seem to get an answer. Is there no real solutions?
 
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if y<0, then ##\sqrt{-81y^3}=|y|\sqrt{-81y}##, otherwise the square root is not defined in the real numbers.

Your equation has no real solutions. You can check this with WolframAlpha, for example.
 
thank you so much, that WolframAlpha thing is very useful!
 
That \sqrt{-81 y} can be further simplified by noting that 92 = 81 and -y = |y| , for y smaller or equal to 0.
 
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