Why does a square root have a plus or minus sign attached to it.

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Because a negative number times a negative number has a positive answer

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Sean Thorburn answered Apr 19, 2024

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Answer:

To indicate that we want both the positive and the negative square root of a radicand

Ababo answered Apr 24, 2024

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