SOLUTION: Is radicalx^2=x an identity (true for all values of x)?

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Question 73086: Is radicalx^2=x an identity (true for all values of x)?
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Is radicalx^2=x an identity (true for all values of x)?
No.
Let say we have x = -1
= -1 ?
= -1
1 = -1 -------> Not true for 1 is not equal to -1
and so as the other negative numbers.
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