Question

Can you find the square root of a negative number? Explain.

Answer 1

Explanation:

• No, we cannot find the square root of a negative number. The product of two numbers with the same sign is always positive. For the product to be negative; the signs must be opposite.

Example: $-49=-7\times 7\mathbf{}(\mathrm{the}\mathrm{numbers}\mathrm{in}\mathrm{the}\mathrm{product}\mathrm{are}\mathrm{not}\mathrm{same})$

Hence, we cannot find the square root of a negative number.