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Why is it impossible to square a negative number?
you can square a negative number but you can not square root a negative number
How do you do a square root of a negative number that is not a perfect square?
The square root of a negative number is not real.
Can you square an integer and get a negative number?
No. The square of a positive number is positive; the square of a negative number is also positive; and the square of zero is zero. If you want to square a number and get a negative result, you need complex numbers. For example, the square of 2i is -4.
What is value of square of negative iota?
The square of negative iota will be the same as the square of positive iota (i.e. -1) because when a negative number is multiplied by a negative number, the answer is positive.
Is the square root of negative 11 a real number?
No. In general, the square root of a negative number is an imaginary number, which is not a real number.
Is the square of a negative number a positive or negative number?
It is positive.
Why is square root of the number -9 not a real number?
For the same reason that the square root of ANY negative number is not a real number.Real numbers are positive, negative, or zero. * The square of a positive number is a positive number. * The square of a negative number is a positive number. * The square of zero is zero. In other words, in no case will you get a REAL number whose square is a negative number. The square roots of negative numbers are said to be "imaginary" - a name given for historical reasons. They are just as "real" or "unreal" as the so-called real numbers, but the point is that they are a different kind of numbers.
Why is it impossible to find the square root of a negative?
Because for a number to be a square number it must have a number which when multiplied by it self=that number. For example: 36 is a square number because 6x6=36 16 is a square number because 4x4=16 A negative number such as -16 is not a Square Number because -4x-4=16 not -16 because a negative times a negative is a positive. -4x4=-16 but these numbers aren't the same therefore -16 isn't a square number. This is why negative numbers cant be Square Numbers
What is the square root of a negative number written in the form bi where b is a real number and you is the square root of the negative?
Imaginary number
What is a negative square root defined as?
If you're referring to the square root of a negative number, it's an imaginary number.
Is negative the square root of 36 a whole number?
Negative the square root of 36 is -6, which is a whole number.
Is the square of a negative number positive or negative?
Positive.
