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The square root of a real number is not always positive. The square root of any positive number is positive, the square root of zero is zero (not positive), and the square root of a negative number is complex (i.e. neither positive nor negative).

The square root of 16 = -4 or 4.

The square root of 0 = 0

The square root of -16 = -4i or 4i

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