Friday, 21 November 2014

complex numbers - Can square roots be negative?

1955 AHMSE Problem 20 asks when 25t2+5=0.



I know square root of real numbers cannot be negative. So t cannot be real.




But I don't know whether imaginary numbers' square root can be negative or not. I think square roots can never be negative. Also, I don't think we can classify imaginary numbers as positive or negative.



Can square roots of imaginary numbers be negative?

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