Square Root of a Negative Number - Examples, Exercises and Solutions

Square Root of a Negative Number

There is no root of a negative number since any positive number raised to the second power will result in a positive number.

Suggested Topics to Practice in Advance

  1. Exponents and roots
  2. Powers
  3. Exponents for Seventh Graders
  4. Basis of a power
  5. The exponent of a power

Practice Square Root of a Negative Number

examples with solutions for square root of a negative number

Exercise #1

441= \sqrt{441}=

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Step-by-Step Solution

The root of 441 is 21.

21×21= 21\times21=

21×20+21= 21\times20+21=

420+21=441 420+21=441

Answer

21 21

Exercise #2

Choose the largest value

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25 \sqrt{25}

Exercise #3

49= \sqrt{49}=

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7

Exercise #4

36= \sqrt{36}=

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Answer

6

Exercise #5

64= \sqrt{64}=

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Answer

8

examples with solutions for square root of a negative number

Exercise #1

Solve the following exercise:

x2= \sqrt{x^2}=

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Answer

x x

Exercise #2

x=1 \sqrt{x}=1

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Answer

1

Exercise #3

x=2 \sqrt{x}=2

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4

Exercise #4

x=6 \sqrt{x}=6

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36

Exercise #5

4= \sqrt{4}=

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Answer

2

examples with solutions for square root of a negative number

Exercise #1

9= \sqrt{9}=

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3

Exercise #2

16= \sqrt{16}=

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4

Exercise #3

36= \sqrt{36}=

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6

Exercise #4

64= \sqrt{64}=

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8

Exercise #5

100= \sqrt{100}=

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Answer

10

Topics learned in later sections

  1. What is a square root?