The two square roots of 400 are: 20 and -20.
20. * * * * * Sort of. ± 20 are the square roots (not rout!) of 400.
Nine :) * * * * * Sort of. ± 9 are the square roots (not rout!) of 400.
300
-20 20
0.0625 has a grand total of 2 square roots, and they're both real. They are +0.25 and -0.25
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20. * * * * * Sort of. ± 20 are the square roots (not rout!) of 400.
20 and -20
20
20 is one of the two square roots of 400.
They are -20 and +20.
Nine :) * * * * * Sort of. ± 9 are the square roots (not rout!) of 400.
There are no real square roots of -256. But using complex numbers the square roots of -256 are 16i and -16i.
300
-20 20
0.0625 has a grand total of 2 square roots, and they're both real. They are +0.25 and -0.25
A number like 20 has two square roots: one positive and one negative. Specifically, the square roots of 20 are √20 and -√20. In general, any positive real number has two square roots, while zero has one, and negative numbers have no real square roots.