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Andreas93 [3]
4 years ago
14

Why is the square root of a negative number undefined?

Mathematics
2 answers:
sergij07 [2.7K]4 years ago
7 0
A negative number is not a real number which, squared, is negative. 
You can't get square a number and get a negative. If you square a negative number, it'll become positive, therefore you can't square root a negative number because it doesn't exist. 
Hope this helps!
tino4ka555 [31]4 years ago
4 0
The square root of a negative number is undefined because there is no real number which, when squared, is negative.
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