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How are positive square roots different?
The answer depends on "different from WHAT?" Positive cube roots, or negative square roots?
What are the positive and negative square roots of 4?
The square roots of 4 are -2 and 2.
Does a positive number have two square roots?
Yes, a positive square root and a negative one. For example, the two square roots of 9 are +3 and -3.
What are the two square roots of 256?
A positive number has two square roots, its principal (positive) root and its negative root. This is because a negative number multiplied by a negative number equals a positive number. In this instance, the square roots of 256 are 16 and -16.
Is the square root a real number?
The square roots of any positive real number are a positive and a negative real number. The square roots of any negative real number are a positive and a negative imaginary number. The square roots of any imaginary number or any complex number are two complex numbers.
