Question

What are the square roots of 289?

A.
17 and –17

B.
14 and –14

C.
13 and –13

D.
16 and –16


need help please

Answer 1

A.  Or at least the positive 17, with the negative 17 you would get -289.  A is the answer because you can multiply 17 by itself to get the required answer.  

Answer 2

It is A. 17 and -17 :)