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What is the principal square root of -25?
No Real Number
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Explanation:

no real number.

no negative number has a real number square root.

just think : what number multiplied by itself creates a negative number ?

positive multiplied with positive is positive.

negative multiplied with negative is positive.

so, it is not possible.

only positive numbers can have real number square roots.

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The principal square root of a negative number is not a real number. Therefore, the principal square root of -25 is "no real number"......

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