73.5k views
3 votes
The value of sqrt-9 is not -3 because

User TomWolk
by
8.0k points

2 Answers

5 votes

Answer:

The value of √-9 is not -3 because we cannot take the square root of negative numbers

Explanation:

It is not possible to take square root of a negative number.

If any positive number we can take its square roots.

-9 is a negative number.

√9 = ±3 means that,

√9 = 3 or √9 = -3

3 * 3 = 9 and -3 * -3 = 9

Therefore the value of √-9 is not -3

User Jacques MALAPRADE
by
8.4k points
5 votes

Answer with explanation:

The value of square -9 is not -3 (
\sqrt { - 9 } \\eq - 3).

It is because we cannot take a square root of a negative number since any number multiplied by itself is a positive number so you never get a negative value.

Therefore, it given an error if you try to take a square root of a negative number on a calculator.

User Satnhak
by
8.9k points

No related questions found

Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.

9.4m questions

12.2m answers

Categories