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When you take the square root of 4 and then subtract 2 from it the answer is a negative number why?
2
Why does your calculator say negative 3 square equals negative 9?
Because it thinks that the negative sign is actually another operation to do and because of the order of operations, the calculator squares it first then makes it negative. To fix it, type it in like this (-3)2
What is negative 14- positive 2 equals?
12
What are the positive and negative square roots of 4?
The square roots of 4 are -2 and 2.
What is -18 times the square root of -16?
-2
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