The square root of a positive number results in a positive number. For example, the square root of 25 is 5.
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Not true!
There are two real square roots for every positive number: one positive and one negative. -5 is as much a square root of 25 as +5 is. However, the positive root is the principal root and so is often presented as the only root.
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+6 is the positive square root of 36.
The positive square root of 289 is 17.
Positive Square root of 7.3441 is 2.71
The square root of 6724 is 82
Every positive integer has two square roots, a positive square root and a negative square root. This is because, just like a positive number multiplied by a positive number is equal to a positive number, a negative number multiplied by a negative number is equal to a positive number. Therefore, rounded to two decimal places, the positive square root is equal to 7.28, and the negative square root is -7.28.