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What is the square root of -16?

-8i
-4i
4i
8i

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4 votes

Answer:

4i

Explanation:

Negative numbers don't have real square roots since a square is either positive or 0. The square roots of numbers that are not a perfect square are members of the irrational numbers. This means that they can't be written as the quotient of two integers. So you have to use the "imaginary number", i.

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User Austin Graves
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Answer: 4i

Explanation:

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User Vinay Prajapati
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