Math, asked by interestingquestion, 1 year ago

why square root of 144 is not -12

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Answered by genius9

because the square root is always positive

Answered by SARDARshubham

Yes the square root of 114 can be -12 or +12.

interestingquestion: you are wrong

SARDARshubham: no ,the square of any number is positive but the square root can be +ve or -ve.

SARDARshubham: for example - square root of 4 is 2 & -2.

interestingquestion: no once you should think about it.

SARDARshubham: sorry dude, you are going wrong. !!

interestingquestion: consider the area of square is 144 then the are will never be -12

SARDARshubham: yes, in this case we will always consider positive, as area can never be negative.

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