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Compare - 1.96312... and the square root of negative 5. show your work

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Sure, let's compare the two values:

1.96312... is a finite, real number. We can compare it directly to other numbers.

However, the square root of -5 is an imaginary number, denoted as √(-5). Imaginary numbers involve the imaginary unit "i," where i² = -1.

So, comparing 1.96312... to the square root of -5 doesn't really make sense, as one is a real number and the other is an imaginary number. They belong to different number systems.
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