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  1. Square root inside a square root - Mathematics Stack Exchange

    Jun 24, 2014 · Square root inside a square root Ask Question Asked 11 years, 5 months ago Modified 4 years, 11 months ago

  2. Whats the rule for putting up a plus-minus sign when taking …

    But when we take the square root of the left hand side, we must also arrive at a positive number (by definition). In this simple example, we can easily see that a -7 value for x would also …

  3. What does the small number on top of the square root symbol …

    What does the small number on top of the square root symbol mean? Ask Question Asked 12 years, 4 months ago Modified 5 years, 3 months ago

  4. Is the square root of a negative number defined?

    Apr 13, 2014 · This approach is not without fault either, since you're now no longer talking strictly about the square root of a complex number. The points on the Riemann surface tell you which …

  5. Why is the square root of a negative number impossible?

    Feb 8, 2020 · It is impossible to find the square root of negative one, or the square root of any negative number, because no number times itself can equal a negative number.

  6. radicals - How do I get the square root of a complex number ...

    Jun 9, 2011 · The square root is not a well defined function on complex numbers. Because of the fundamental theorem of algebra, you will always have two different square roots for a given …

  7. What is $\sqrt {i}$? - Mathematics Stack Exchange

    May 12, 2015 · The square root of i is (1 + i)/sqrt (2). [Try it out my multiplying it by itself.] It has no special notation beyond other complex numbers; in my discipline, at least, it comes up about …

  8. Square roots -- positive and negative - Mathematics Stack Exchange

    Oct 27, 2015 · For convenience, the square root of non-negative real numbers is usually taken to be the non-negative real value, but there is nothing other than practicality to stop you from …

  9. Why does a root only have a positive output? [duplicate]

    Oct 14, 2015 · Also Why is the even root of a number always positive?, Can the square root of a real number be negative?, Square root confusion? We seem to have a lot of these.

  10. When do we use the positive vs. negative square root of numbers ...

    Sep 24, 2019 · Closed 6 years ago. When we take the square root of a number or in a equation, where do we get only the positive root, and where do we get both the positive and negative …