Question

The value of \sqrt(-16) is not -4 because

Answer 1

Detailed Answer:

Negative numbers don't have real square roots since a square is either positive or 0.

Also, Square roots of negative numbers are called complex numbers which is a whole new division of numbers. √-2 could also be written as 2i where “i” means iota.

Answer 2

square roots are absolute values

Explanation:

they cannot be any integer or negative number. they had to be an absolute value