What is the square root of -6?

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Richard
Jul 17, 2016

#=sqrt(6) i#

Explanation:

Negative numbers have no real square roots, so I assume that you are working with imaginary numbers.

Using the property of imaginary numbers that #i^2=-1#
we can right the question as:
#sqrt(6i^2)#
#=sqrt(6) i#

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