19. Jose says the negative square root of 25 is five, and Emma says it is -5. Javier says it is not real. Who is correct and why?
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In this case, we are looking for the square root of 25. The positive square root of 25 is 5 because 5 multiplied by itself equals 25: 5 * 5 = 25. Show more…
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