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In general, the answer is 4, but only 2 of them are real. For example, the 4th roots of 16 are 2, -2, 2i, and -2i.
The fourth square root is the 16th root of a number. On a computer, to find the 16th root of a number, say 5.6, enter 5.6^(1/16). If the number you start with is positive, you will have 2 real roots (one positive and one negative) and 14 complex roots. If it is negative, you will have 16 complex roots.
Fourth roots are the inverse operation of raising a number to the fourth power. For a given number, the fourth root is a number that, when raised to the fourth power, equals the original number. For example, the fourth root of 16 is 2, since 2^4 = 16. In mathematical notation, the fourth root of a number x is denoted as √√x or x^(1/4).
There are no real square roots of -256. But using complex numbers the square roots of -256 are 16i and -16i.
4i square root of 16 is 4, but negative square roots aren't real so the i means its imaginary.