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what is the answer to the square root of -16
 Feb 22, 2014
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4i
 Feb 22, 2014
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happyfeet wrote: what is the answer to the square root of -16?

The square root of a negative number does not exist.
So square root of -16=undefined.
 Feb 22, 2014
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sqrt16 sqrt -1 = 4i

sqrt of -1 is imaginary number by definition
 Feb 23, 2014
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If one asks what is sqrt(-16) over the real numbers the correct answer is that it does not exist.

If one asks what is sqrt(-16) over the complex numbers the answer is 4i
 Feb 23, 2014

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