Question

What is the square of (-1)? =​

Answer 1

Answer:

The square root of minus one √(−1) is the "unit" Imaginary Number.

Therefore it doesn't exist.

Answer 2

The square of (-1) = (-1) × (-1) = 1

[ (-) × (-) = (+) ]

The square of any number should be multiplied with that number to get the square respectively .

Example—> (2)² = 2 × 2 = 4

(-2)² = (-2) × (-2) = 4 .

Note— The square of any positive number is same as to the square of any negative number . 0 is neither positive nor negative but square of 0 is 0 .