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This can never be. The square of any number will always be positive.

Any positive number multiplied by another positive number will be positive, while any negative number multiplied by another negative number will be positive.

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Why is it impossible to square a negative number?

you can square a negative number but you can not square root a negative number


How do you do a square root of a negative number that is not a perfect square?

The square root of a negative number is not real.


Can you square an integer and get a negative number?

No. The square of a positive number is positive; the square of a negative number is also positive; and the square of zero is zero. If you want to square a number and get a negative result, you need complex numbers. For example, the square of 2i is -4.


What is value of square of negative iota?

The square of negative iota will be the same as the square of positive iota (i.e. -1) because when a negative number is multiplied by a negative number, the answer is positive.


Is the square root of negative 11 a real number?

No. In general, the square root of a negative number is an imaginary number, which is not a real number.


Is the square of a negative number a positive or negative number?

It is positive.


Why is it impossible to find the square root of a negative?

Because for a number to be a square number it must have a number which when multiplied by it self=that number. For example: 36 is a square number because 6x6=36 16 is a square number because 4x4=16 A negative number such as -16 is not a Square Number because -4x-4=16 not -16 because a negative times a negative is a positive. -4x4=-16 but these numbers aren't the same therefore -16 isn't a square number. This is why negative numbers cant be Square Numbers


Why is square root of the number -9 not a real number?

For the same reason that the square root of ANY negative number is not a real number.Real numbers are positive, negative, or zero. * The square of a positive number is a positive number. * The square of a negative number is a positive number. * The square of zero is zero. In other words, in no case will you get a REAL number whose square is a negative number. The square roots of negative numbers are said to be "imaginary" - a name given for historical reasons. They are just as "real" or "unreal" as the so-called real numbers, but the point is that they are a different kind of numbers.


What is the square root of a negative number written in the form bi where b is a real number and you is the square root of the negative?

Imaginary number


What is a negative square root defined as?

If you're referring to the square root of a negative number, it's an imaginary number.


Is negative the square root of 36 a whole number?

Negative the square root of 36 is -6, which is a whole number.


Is the square of a negative number positive or negative?

Positive.