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Negative Square roots (imaginary numbers)

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I think this is what you are asking! ( hope this helps and Sorry if I’m wrong! )

Explanation:

The square root of minus one √(−1) is the "unit" Imaginary Number, the equivalent of 1 for Real Numbers. In mathematics the symbol for √(−1) is i for imaginary.

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Answer:

As shown earlier, a negative square root is one of two square roots of a positive number. For the number 25, its negative square root is -5 because (-5)^2 = 25. We can solve certain equations by finding the square root of a number. Let's consider the equation of x^2 = 121.

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