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there are no real answers to an even root (2,4,6,8) of any negative number. the innovation of i allows you to find the unreal answers. i= the fourth root of positive 16 is 2. so, the roots of -16 are positive and negative 2i. post script: you cannot have a real even root of a negative because a negative multiplied by a negative turns into a positive.

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