Question

why the value of iota(i) is √-1 only but not √-5, √-3 etc. ​

Answer 1

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The square root of -1 is actually undefined. Square root function is only defined on positive numbers.

But mathematics has invented a symbol i (sometimes j ) that has the property that i²=−1 .