That depends where you are placing the brackets. sqrt(169 - 25) = sqrt(144) = 12, however, sqrt(169) - 25 = 13 - 25 = -12.
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The square root of any negative number is equal to the square root of its absolute value followed by i - an imaginary number representing the square root of minus one. Therefore, such that sqrt(25) = 5, sqrt(-25) = 5i.
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X2+5x-6. a=1, b=5, and c=-6 The formula is: -b plus or minus the square root of b squared minus 4ac all over 2a. -b+square root of b2-4ac ---- 2a -5 plus or minus the square root of 5 squared minus 4(1)(-6) -5 plus or minus the square root of 25-4(-6) -5 plus or minus the square root of 25+24 -5 plus or minus the square root of 49 -5 plus or minus 7 Here is where you split into two different answers: Number 1: -5 plus 7= 2 Number 2: -5 minus 7= -12 Your answer is X=2, -12
the square root of 122+52 (144 + 25 = 169) which is 13.
sqrt(25) - 9 = 5 - 9 = -4sqrt(25 - 9) = sqrt(16) = +4 and -4