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Find all the real square roots of -9/16

Find all the real square roots of -9/16-example-1
User Frik
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Answer:

No real roots; Alternative D

Explanation:

The square root of a negative number is always imaginary and is usually expresses in terms of the imaginary number i.

Where;


i=√(-1)

Therefore, a negative number has no real roots

User Slagathor
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Answer: THE LAST OPTION (NO REAL ROOT).

Explanation:

1. As you can see, the fraction given in the problem above have a negative sign:

-9/16

2. By definition, if a number is negative then it does not have real root.

3. Keeping this on mind, you can conclude that the number square root of -9/16 does not have real root.

Therefore, the answer is the last option.

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