The square root of a negative number is not a real number. Why?

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The square root of a negative number is not a real number. becuase real numbers in which the set of all Rational Numbers and Irrational Numbers..
square root of a negative number is not a rational or Irrational.
but there have a concept .....Complex numbers... the The square root of a negative number is included in Complex Numbers...
Actually the Real Numbers is sub set of Complex Numbers..(set of all Complex Number > set of all Real Numbers. )..so, all real nuumbers also complex numbers....
for more about the Complex Numbers look this link https://byjus.com/maths/complex-numbers/

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