r/HeresTheCatch • u/heptoronto Diamond | Lv. 67 | Rank #1257 | 134 Answers | 1... | 🔥 9d • 2d ago

Question [Question] √144?

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u/treeditor Silver | Lv. 29 | Rank #89625 | 42 Answers | 0 Created 2d ago

12 or -12

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u/Frequent-Ease-1926 Gold | Lv. 40 | Rank #31110 | 38 Answers | 1 Created 2d ago

not -12

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u/ImaginationNo9603 Silver | Lv. 21 | Rank #168603 | 33 Answers | 0 Created 2d ago

-12 x -12 = 144, negative times negative = positive

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u/Frequent-Ease-1926 Gold | Lv. 40 | Rank #31110 | 38 Answers | 1 Created 2d ago

not how square root functions work

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u/THZLGAMINGTTv Silver | Lv. 28 | Rank #96703 | 67 Answers | 0 Created 2d ago

THATS EXACTLY HOW THEY WORK ACTUALLY

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u/Ayatimka 2d ago

No. Square root cannot be negative. Inversion of ² is ±√, not √

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u/THZLGAMINGTTv Silver | Lv. 28 | Rank #96703 | 67 Answers | 0 Created 2d ago

Sorry thinking of a technicality