Any positive number x has two square roots: one positive and one negative. For example, +3 and -3 are both square roots of 9.
Using a brilliant leap of imagination, mathematicians decided to call the first of these the positive root!
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In math, j is the imaginary number that is the square root of positive one, but is not equal to one.
Shorthand for "square root" and can also refer to cube root ("third root") etc etc.
Assuming that you mean the nth. root: two - a negative and a positive root.
If you mean a math problem, "root" is another word for "solution".The "root" of a polynomial in "x" is any value for "x" which will set the polynomial equal to zero, when evaluated.If you mean a math problem, "root" is another word for "solution".The "root" of a polynomial in "x" is any value for "x" which will set the polynomial equal to zero, when evaluated.If you mean a math problem, "root" is another word for "solution".The "root" of a polynomial in "x" is any value for "x" which will set the polynomial equal to zero, when evaluated.If you mean a math problem, "root" is another word for "solution".The "root" of a polynomial in "x" is any value for "x" which will set the polynomial equal to zero, when evaluated.
using basic math principles, you can't find the square root of a negative number because in order for a number to be a square root, you have to multiply it by itself to get your radical. since a negative times a negative and a positive times a positive are both positive, it is impossible to find the square root of a negative number