what is the square root of -7

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what is the square root of -7??

Guest Oct 9, 2014

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I f you are at school you probably have only heard of 'real' numbers

You cannot find the square root of a negative number in the real number system - there is no real solution.

Nlothing multiplied by itself will be negative.

Geno's answer is correct in the imaginary number system.

Melody Oct 10, 2014

Melody · Answer 1 · 2014-10-10T12:15:29

I f you are at school you probably have only heard of 'real' numbers

You cannot find the square root of a negative number in the real number system - there is no real solution.

Nlothing multiplied by itself will be negative.

Geno's answer is correct in the imaginary number system.

geno3141 · Answer 2 · 2014-10-09T05:14:36

√-7 = √-1 x √7

Rewriting √-1 as i:

= i √7