Multiply the number by its self and the answer will always be positive (negative times a negative is positive)
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They can, but they are called imaginary numbers. This is because a "square" of something is the number that, when multiplied by itself, will equal the first number. A negative multiplied by a negative equals a positive, and positives can't turn into negatives on their own, so there are no square roots of negative numbers.
imaginary numbers. but no, not really.
The square roots of negative numbers.
They are called real numbers. Negative square roots must be complex numbers.