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mr thomas is asked to find the square root of 64. he knows 8x8=64, and so he knows the square root is 8. he knows all the square numbers are positive, so he says all square roots are positive. is he correct? yes or no? explain in words, or use an example.

 Sep 19, 2016
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No!. Sqrt(64) =+ or - 8. Theoretically, ALL square roots can be both positive and negative, because:

positive x positive =positive AND negative x negative =positive!.

 Sep 19, 2016

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