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Sqrt (36) has only one answer, +6Is it true or false?
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Sqrt (36) has only one answer, +6Is it true or false?

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Numbers can have 2 square roots, a positive and a negative one. It means the square root of 36 can be both, +6 or -6, which means that the statement is false.


\begin{gathered} 6^2=36 \\ (-6)^2=36 \end{gathered}

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